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JRF and ADIS result of DRTC
by Rashid Hussain 12 Jun '05

12 Jun '05

DRTC (Documentation Reaserch and Training Center),ISI (Indian Statistical Institute) Result for the Academic year 2005-2006 for the JRF and ADIS courses has come out. For the JRF result you can check the following link http://www.isical.ac.in/~deanweb/jrflibraryintlist05.html And for the ADIS results you can check the following link http://www.isical.ac.in/~deanweb/jrfadisintlist05.html Thanks & Regards = = = = = = = = = = = Rashid Hussain Siddiqui Project Assistant Digital Library, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Science Jayanagar, Bangalore : 560041 Phone No. : 080-26540930 e-mail : ras.botlib(a)gmail.com Homepage : http://www.drtc.isibang.ac.in/~hussain = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = A good library is a place, a palace where the lofty spirits of all nations and generations meet. Samuel NIGER (1883-1956) --------------------------------- Discover Yahoo! Find restaurants, movies, travel & more fun for the weekend. Check it out! DRTC (Documentation Reaserch and Training Center),ISI (Indian Statistical Institute) Result for the Academic year 2005-2006 for the JRF and ADIS courses has come out. For the JRF result you can check the following link http://www.isical.ac.in/~deanweb/jrflibraryintlist05.html http://www.isical.ac.in/~deanweb/jrflibraryintlist05.html And for the ADIS results you can check the following link http://www.isical.ac.in/~deanweb/jrfadisintlist05.html http://www.isical.ac.in/~deanweb/jrfadisintlist05.html Thanks & Regards = = = = = = = = = = = Rashid Hussain Siddiqui Project Assistant Digital Library, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Science Jayanagar, Bangalore : 560041 Phone No. : 080-26540930 e-mail : ras.botlib(a)gmail.com Homepage : http://www.drtc.isibang.ac.in/~hussain = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = A good library is a place, a palace where the lofty spirits of all nations and generations meet. Samuel NIGER (1883-1956) Discover Yahoo! Find restaurants, movies, travel & more fun for the weekend. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=32658/*http://discover.yahoo.com/weekend.html Check it out!

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Open access archives in Indian institutions
by Subbiah Arunachalam 12 Jun '05

12 Jun '05

Friends: This is especially meant for those who attended the Open Access Workshops at MSSRF held in May last year in which Prof. T B Rajashekar was a facilitator (in the first workshop). Eight days ago Prof. Rajashekar was killed in a road accident a few miles from Bangalore while he was returning to his office after attending a wedding. May his soul rest in peace. A very large number of people, including many who attended the workshops at Chennai, have sent condolence messages. But the best tribute we could pay a great man like Rajashekar is to follow his example and keep our promise to him. Rajashekar had conducted many other workshops too. In particular, he conducted one on OA especially for INDEST librarians. I would also urge them to set up institutional archives as soon as possible. I know that archives have been set up at NCL, IIMK, NIC-Indian Medlars Centre, etc. Here is the report by Les Carr of the University of Southampton, another facilitator at our workshops, on the two workshops on Open Access held at MSSRF, Chennai in 2004. Virtually every one who attended the workshop promised that s/he will set up an archive within a few months at his/her institution. Now more than a year later, let us take stock. How many archives have been set up and how many papers have been deposited inthem so far? How many of those who attended the MSSRF workshops have not set up an archive so far and what are the reasons? Is there anything that I can do to help. Best wishes. Subbiah Arunachalam ------- Workshop on Open Access http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Hypermail/Amsci/3650.html Executive Summary: (a) Indian Open Access Workshops a Great Success (b) Open Source Development Company offers pPrints Support for Very Modest Fee (c) Further plans to promote Eprints across India, China and Brazil. The Open Access workshops in Chennai, India 2-4 May 2004 and 6-8 May 2004 were conceived and organised by Subbiah Arunachalam, on a suggestion from Prof. M S Valiathan, President of the Indian National Science Academyand held at the Bioinformatics Centre of the M S Swaminathan Research Foundation The workshops were attended by 50 scientists, research managers and librarians from a wide range of research institutions from India (below). The aim of the workshops was to enable each organisation to set up an institutional EPrints archive; we confidently expect to see at least a dozen sustainable, populated archives to appear within the next three months. More than 150 people applied for the available places which were limited by the requirement to provide hands-on access to computers for instruction in the practical aspects maintaining an EPrints archive. The workshops covered essential background (Open Access philosophy, the theory of the Open Archiving Metadata Protocols, issues of document and metadata formats) but majored on the practical aspects of using, installing and configuring EPrint archives, with a particular focus on the budgetary and management resources required for setting up a pilot project within each organistaion to establish an institutional archive. The participants were all highly motivated and technically very competent. Indian researchers and institutions are particularly keen not only to obtain more access to high quality research, but also to provide access to high quality Indian research which they feel is under-represented in international journals. Many of the participants have Linux servers, excellent network infrastructure and a large number of publications to hand, and consequently anticipate no difficulty in setting up an EPrints server themselves, or in arranging institutional support for doing so. One of the participants was the head of an Open Source Software company operating in the not-for-profit and NGO sector with whom we are in discussion about a service for installing, configuring, maintaining and upgrading EPrints archives. The organiser of the workshop, Professor Subbiah Arunachalam from the MS Swaminathan Research Foundation, is next organising a meeting of government officials representing India, China and Brazil to discuss national and international policies for promoting Open Access and Research Archiving. I have been invited to the annual ICCC Electronic Publishing conference in Brazil to give a keynote, to meet Brazilian government officials and to run a workshop on EPrints Archiving. Research Institutes attending Workshops ================================ Bose Institute, Calcutta Central Electro Chemical Research Institute, Karaikudi Central Institute of Psychiatry, Kanke Central Leather Research Institute Central Potato Research Institute Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture Entomology Research Institute Indian Agricultural Research Institute Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute Indian Institute of Technology (reps from each of 5 cities) Indian National Science Association Indian Institute of Astrophysics Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode International Crops research Institute for the semi-Arid Tropics M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation National Academy of Agricultural Sciences National Brain Research Centre, Nainwal National Chemical Laboratory National Informatics Centre National Institute of Nutrition Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology Tuberculosis Research Centre Universities ------------ Anna University Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai Deemed University Govind Ballabh Pant University Of Agriculture and Technology Kerala Agricultural University Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University Shivaji University Tamil Nadu Agricultural University University Of Madras University of Delhi University of Kalyani Other Organisations ---- Mahiti (software developer for civil sector http://www.mahiti.org/) National Agricultural Technology Project (NATP, National Co-ordinator of 104 partners), Sir Ganga Ram Hospital --- Les Carr Intelligence, Agents, Multimedia (IAM) group Electronics and Computer Science University of Southampton http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~lac/ Friends: This is especially meant for those who attended the Open Access Workshops at MSSRF held in May last year in which Prof. T B Rajashekar was a facilitator (in the first workshop). Eight days ago Prof. Rajashekar was killed in a road accident a few miles from Bangalore while he was returning to his office after attending a wedding. May his soul rest in peace. A very large number of people, including many who attended the workshops at Chennai, have sent condolence messages. But the best tribute we could pay a great man like Rajashekar is to follow his example and keep our promise to him. Rajashekar had conducted many other workshops too. In particular, he conducted one on OA especially for INDEST librarians. I would also urge them to set up institutional archives as soon as possible. I know that archives have been set up at NCL, IIMK, NIC-Indian Medlars Centre, etc. Here is the report by Les Carr of the University of Southampton, another facilitator at our workshops, on the two workshops on Open Access held at MSSRF, Chennai in 2004. Virtually every one who attended the workshop promised that s/he will set up an archive within a few months at his/her institution. Now more than a year later, let us take stock. How many archives have been set up and how many papers have been deposited inthem so far? How many of those who attended the MSSRF workshops have not set up an archive so far and what are the reasons? Is there anything that I can do to help. Best wishes. Subbiah Arunachalam ------- Workshop on Open Access https://mx2.arl.org/Redirect/www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Hypermail/Amsci/36… http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Hypermail/Amsci/3650.html Executive Summary : (a) Indian Open Access Workshops a Great Success (b) Open Source Development Company offers pPrints Support for Very Modest Fee (c) Further plans to promote Eprints across India, China and Brazil. The Open Access workshops in Chennai, India 2-4 May 2004 and 6-8 May 2004 were conceived and organised by Subbiah Arunachalam, on a suggestion from Prof. M S Valiathan, President of the Indian National Science Academyand held at the Bioinformatics Centre of the M S Swaminathan Research Foundation The workshops were attended by 50 scientists, research managers and librarians from a wide range of research institutions from India (below). The aim of the workshops was to enable each organisation to set up an institutional EPrints archive; we confidently expect to see at least a dozen sustainable, populated archives to appear within the next three months. More than 150 people applied for the available places which were limited by the requirement to provide hands-on access to computers for instruction in the practical aspects maintaining an EPrints archive. The workshops covered essential background (Open Access philosophy, the theory of the Open Archiving Metadata Protocols, issues of document and metadata formats) but majored on the practical aspects of using, installing and configuring EPrint archives, with a particular focus on the budgetary and management resources required for setting up a pilot project within each organistaion to establish an institutional archive. The participants were all highly motivated and technically very competent. Indian researchers and institutions are particularly keen not only to obtain more access to high quality research, but also to provide access to high quality Indian research which they feel is under-represented in international journals. Many of the participants have Linux servers, excellent network infrastructure and a large number of publications to hand, and consequently anticipate no difficulty in setting up an EPrints server themselves, or in arranging institutional support for doing so. One of the participants was the head of an Open Source Software company operating in the not-for-profit and NGO sector with whom we are in discussion about a service for installing, configuring, maintaining and upgrading EPrints archives. The organiser of the workshop, Professor Subbiah Arunachalam from the MS Swaminathan Research Foundation, is next organising a meeting of government officials representing India, China and Brazil to discuss national and international policies for promoting Open Access and Research Archiving. I have been invited to the annual ICCC Electronic Publishing conference in Brazil to give a keynote, to meet Brazilian government officials and to run a workshop on EPrints Archiving. Research Institutes attending Workshops ================================ Bose Institute, Calcutta Central Electro Chemical Research Institute, Karaikudi Central Institute of Psychiatry, Kanke Central Leather Research Institute Central Potato Research Institute Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture Entomology Research Institute Indian Agricultural Research Institute Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute Indian Institute of Technology (reps from each of 5 cities) Indian National Science Association Indian Institute of Astrophysics Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode International Crops research Institute for the semi-Arid Tropics M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation National Academy of Agricultural Sciences National Brain Research Centre, Nainwal National Chemical Laboratory National Informatics Centre National Institute of Nutrition Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology Tuberculosis Research Centre Universities ------------ Anna University Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai Deemed University Govind Ballabh Pant University Of Agriculture and Technology Kerala Agricultural University Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University Shivaji University Tamil Nadu Agricultural University University Of Madras University of Delhi University of Kalyani Other Organisations ---- Mahiti (software developer for civil sector https://mx2.arl.org/Redirect/www.mahiti.org/ http://www.mahiti.org/ ) National Agricultural Technology Project (NATP, National Co-ordinator of 104 partners), Sir Ganga Ram Hospital --- Les Carr Intelligence, Agents, Multimedia (IAM) group Electronics and Computer Science University of Southampton https://mx2.arl.org/Redirect/www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~lac/ http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~lac/

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Refresher Course in AMU, Aligarh
by ali raza naqvi 12 Jun '05

12 Jun '05

Dear collegue, I am glad to inform you that the department of Library and Infomration Science, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh is going to organize UGC sponsored subject refresher courses as per the details given in the attachment The last date of receiving the applications is 30th of June 2005 Thanks Prof. Shabahat Husain Chairman department of Library and Infomration Science, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh Refreser Course Ist Theme Library and Information Management in Electronic age Schedule 13 July to 2nd Aug. 2005 Course Coordinator Dr. Naushad Ali, PM Refresher Course IInd Theme Organizing Knowledge in Automated Library Schedule 8th to 28th Dec. 2005 Course Coordinator Prof. Shabahat Husain Dear collegue, I am glad to inform you that the department of Library and Infomration Science, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh is going to organize UGC sponsored subject refresher courses as per the details given in the attachment The last date of receiving the applications is 30th of June 2005 Thanks Prof. Shabahat Husain Chairman department of Library and Infomration Science, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh Refreser Course Ist Theme Library and Information Management in Electronic age Schedule 13 July to 2nd Aug. 2005 Course Coordinator Dr. Naushad Ali, PM Refresher Course IInd Theme Organizing Knowledge in Automated Library Schedule 8th to 28th Dec. 2005 Course Coordinator Prof. Shabahat Husain http://clients.rediff.com/signature/track_sig.asp http://ads.rediff.com/RealMedia/ads/adstream_nx.cgi/www.rediffmail.com/inbo…

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Sad demise of our Raja...
by ts kumbar 11 Jun '05

11 Jun '05

Dear Friends, It is exactly a week back on this day ( Saturday) morning, the shocking news about the tragic death of Dr. Rajashekhar shook all of us. Many of us, who are closely known him for long and interacted with him on professional matters, find it hard to take in this news.The fact that, he is physically no more amongst us is not simply sinking in yet in our mind and heart. We have lost in him a thorough and a dedicated professional, a serious researcher, organisation builder, a teacher, a best friend and above all a good human being. It is a great loss to the profession and friends like us. He was one of those very few people, who worked tirelessly to train and prepare the young professionals with expertise in IT application to LIS. The best way to remember and respect this departed soul is to dedicate our efforts towards constantly improving our services by effectively using IT, for which he worked all through his career. Me and all my colleagues at DA-IICT, pray to God Almighty to rest his soul in peace and give a strength to the bereaved family and colleagues at NCSI. Kumbar & Colleagues Resource Centre DA-IICT Gandhinagar Dear Friends, It is exactly a week back on this day ( Saturday) morning, the shocking news about the tragic death of Dr. Rajashekhar shook all of us. Many of us, who are closely known him for long and interacted with him on professional matters, find it hard to take in this news. The fact that, he is physically no more amongst us is not simply sinking in yet in our mind and heart. We have lost in him a thorough and a dedicated professional, a serious researcher, organisation builder, a teacher, a best friend and above all a good human being. It is a great loss to the profession and friends like us. He was one of those very few people, who worked tirelessly to train and prepare the young professionals with expertise in IT application to LIS. The best way to remember and respect this departed soul is to dedicate our efforts towards constantly improving our services by effectively using IT, for which he worked all through his career. Me and all my colleagues at DA-IICT, pray to God Almighty to rest his soul in peace and give a strength to the bereaved family and colleagues at NCSI. Kumbar & Colleagues Resource Centre DA-IICT Gandhinagar

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request for article
by Yashwant G Kanade 11 Jun '05

11 Jun '05

Dear Sir/Madam, Could you kindly help me to get this article please? Johri,B.N.; Konar,R.N. 1956: Floral morphology and embryology of F.religiosa; Phytomorphology 6: 97-111 With Regards Mahua Graduate Student CES, IISc. Bangalore mahua(a)ces.iisc.ernet.in

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DR TB Rajashekhar
by anjali gulati 10 Jun '05

10 Jun '05

It was shocking to know the sad demise of Dr. TBR. He was my role model and was also an inspiration for several young LIS professionals. My condolences to his bereaved family members. May God rest his soul in peace. Anjali Gulati It was shocking to know the sad demise of Dr. TBR. He was my role model and was also an inspiration for several young LIS professionals. My condolences to his bereaved family members. May God rest his soul in peace. Anjali Gulati http://clients.rediff.com/signature/track_sig.asp http://ads.rediff.com/RealMedia/ads/adstream_nx.cgi/www.rediffmail.com/inbo…

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Heartfelt condolences to Dr. TBR
by Mailing List Manager 09 Jun '05

09 Jun '05

Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2005 15:15:44 +0530 (IST) From: Poornima Narayan <poornima(a)css.nal.res.in> Words fail me to express my grief and sorrow at this gruesome incident. Tears stream down my face when his smiling face looms in front of me. Even in death, he looked so calm and composed. The Information Center at NAL's association with Dr. TBR and NCSI began in the mid '80's which strengthened further over the years. Dr. TBR has always been helpful and has guided us in every endeavor of ours. On the personal front, Dr. TBR's excellent letters of reference helped me in bagging the most prestigious Fulbright award. Thanks to you, Sir for this gesture. At the time of his untimely demise, Dr. TBR was the Principal Investigator for the project on 'Creation of Prototype Digital Archive of Indian Aerospace Research (P DAINER)' Project (IR) with NAL and ADE identified as test beds with me leading the project from our side. Just the previous week we had a detailed discussion regarding the same to be made available through our website. Alas, Dr. TBR is no more to see his dreams come true!! Our prayers to the Almighty to give his family courage and strength to withstand this great loss and may the GREAT SOUL REST IN ETERNAL PEACE! Poornima Narayana -- Poornima Narayana Contact: 080-25086083 (O) Dy Head, ICAST 080-26682781 (R) N.A.L E mail: poornima(a)css.nal.res.in Airport Road prn_1_in(a)yahoo.com Bangalore 560 017 Fax: 080-25268072

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homage to Departed Soul of Dr T B Rajasekhar
by Mailing List Manager 09 Jun '05

09 Jun '05

Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2005 15:31:27 +0530 From: INSA Computer Centre <insa(a)vsnl.com> To pay homage to Departed Soul of Dr T B Rajasekhar, Society for Information Science (SIS) is arranging condolence meeting on 17th June at 5 p.m. in the DSIR Auditorium at Department of Science & Technology, Technology Bhavan, New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi 110 067. You are requested to make it convenient to participate. Usha Mujoo-Munshi Ramesh Kundra

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Re: [LIS-Forum] IBM Computers to Create Virtual Brain
by Roopa E 09 Jun '05

09 Jun '05

Dear friends This articles was published on June 6, 2005 in beatnews & it is available at www.betanews.com. Beta News is an software newsform, where in we can search the articles by title or company name. We have free access to this newsform Thanks & Regards Roopa. E Accenture Services Pvt. Ltd Hyderabad Mail: roopa.eswarappa(a)accenture.com Ph: 55926166 >From: Sreeharsha_Gopalakrishna(a)i2.com >To: "Roopa E" <roops_e(a)hotmail.com> >Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] IBM Computers to Create Virtual Brain >Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2005 09:52:02 +0530 > > > > > >Dear Roopa, > Its really an eye-opener article. Thanks for sending such an >informative. It would be of great help had if yu sent the article source so >that we could have explored much more abt it..... > >Thanks >Regards > ,,, > ( ',') ><|"|> >_/"|_ > >**************************************** >Sreeharsha BG >KM Group >i2 Technologies >‘One i2 Place’ >#132 / 133, DivyaSree Technopolis >Yamalur Post, Off Airport Road, >Bangalore 560 037. >Phone: +91-80-3028 8016 >Handfone: +9198867 26915 >Email: sreeharsha_gopalakrishna(a)i2.com >visit us @ www.i2.com >**************************************** >It is better to be beautiful than good. But…it is better to be good than >to >be ugly....!!! > > > > "Roopa E" > <roops_e@hotmail. > com> To > Sent by: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > lis-forum-bounces cc > @ncsi.iisc.ernet. > in Subject > [LIS-Forum] IBM Computers to Create > Virtual Brain > 06/07/2005 06:19 > PM > > > > > > > > >Dear Friends, > >Now we may have a chance to see real 5th generation computers or we may >call >it has 6th generation computers. IBM, in partnership with scientists at >Switzerland's Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne's (EPFL) Brain and >Mind Institute will begin simulating the brain's biological systems and >output the data as a working 3-dimensional model that will recreate the >high-speed electro-chemical interactions that take place within the brain's > >interior. > >These include cognitive functions such as language, learning, perception >and >memory in addition to brain malfunction such as psychiatric disorders like >depression and autism. > >"Modeling the brain at the cellular level is a massive undertaking because >of the hundreds of thousands of parameters that need to be taken into >account," said Professor Henry Markram, the EPFL project leader. > >"IBM has unparalleled experience in biological simulations and the most >advanced supercomputing technology in the world. With our combined >resources >and expertise we are embarking on one of the most ambitious research >initiatives ever undertaken in the field of neuroscience." > >At EPFL, over a decade of knowledge accumulated from wet lab experiments >has >been consolidated into a set of empirical data on the >Microsoft-architecture >of brain's neocortex. The first phase of the project -- nicknamed "Blue >Brain" -- will focus directly on the neocortex, which makes up >approximately >85 percent of the human brain. > > >From there, the modeling will expand to other regions of the brain and, >if > >successful, shed light on the relationships between genetic, molecular and >cognitive functions of the brain. > >IBM will equip Blue Brain with four Blue Gene super computer racks. The >system will occupy the floor space of roughly four refrigerators with a >peak >performance of 22.8 teraflops. > >IBM's Blue Gene systems are presently the world's fastest supercomputers, >achieving a peak performance of 5.7 teraflops per single rack system. Each >rack occupies one square meter and energy consumption is reduced from >previous IBM systems, changing the economics of super computing and >prompting IBM to start its Capacity on Demand service where computing power > >is leased out to customers in a time share type model. > >Under its agreement with IBM, EPFL has entered into a Capacity on Demand >type sharing arrangement were IBM says computing power will be leased out >to >other research projects ranging from post-CMOS technology studies to build >smaller transistors to examining folding proteins and their role in >diseases >like Creutzfeldt-Jakob. > > >Roopa. E > >Library > >Accenture Services Pvt. Ltd > >Building 1B, Raheja Mind Space > >Madhapur, Hyderabad - 500 581 > >Ph: 040 - 55926166 > >_________________________________________________________________ >Millions of marriage proposals. >http://www.bharatmatrimony.com/cgi-bin/bmclicks1.cgi?74 Find your match on >BharatMatrimony.com > >_______________________________________________ >LIS-Forum mailing list >LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in >http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum _________________________________________________________________ Millions of marriage proposals. http://www.bharatmatrimony.com/cgi-bin/bmclicks1.cgi?74 Find your match on BharatMatrimony.com

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for the loss of gentle/excellent teacher
by Mailing List Manager 09 Jun '05

09 Jun '05

Date: 9 Jun 2005 08:53:04 -0000 From: chinmaya rout <chinmaya_kumar(a)rediffmail.com> � �We are extremely shocked to know about the Sad demise of Dr. T B Rajashekar !!!! �May the gentle and greatman soul rest in peace. Praying god to provide the full strengh to bear the loss for the library science at NCSI. We lost a thorough digital library professional and a fine gentleman/excellent teacher for ever. Chinmaya Kumar Rout Trainee ICMR Hqrs. Library Ansarinagar New Delhi\110029 ckrout(a)rediffmail.com Raj Kumar Mallik Research Asst. ICMR New Delhi-110029 rajk329(a)yahoo.co.in

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Yahoo Launches Sorting Tool For Search Results :Intent-driven Search
by Mailing List Manager 09 Jun '05

09 Jun '05

Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2005 09:34:00 +0530 From: Rupak Chakravarty <rupak2811(a)gmail.com> *Mindset* - *Find* the results you like. - *Sort* the way you need. Yahoo Inc. has released in beta a tool that sorts search results according to whether they are commercial or more informational, such as from academic or research-oriented sources. Called Mindset, <http://mindset.research.yahoo.com/> the tool is available through the Yahoo Research Labs site Yahoo Next. <http://next.yahoo.com/> Mindset appears as a slider on the top of Yahoo search results. The midpoint of the slider is the default setting that shows the order of results matching Yahoo's normal listing. Moving the slider to the right rearranges the results so non-commercial information is listed first. Moving it to the left, and the results are re-sorted in favor of shopping results. Mindset is based on two different types of technical research, text classification and machine learning. The former refers to classifying documents automatically into different subject categories, while the latter is based on algorithms that can improve a computer's ability to perform a task the more times the machine does it. Machine learning is used in Mindset to score search results on a continuous scale ranging from "very commercial" to "very non-commercial," officials with the Sunnyvale, Calif., entertainment portal said. The new tool can be tried on Yahoo, and does not require downloading software. For more information visit : http://mindset.research.yahoo.com/faq.php -- Rupak Chakravarty Assistant Librarian Panjab University Library Chandigarh 160014 INDIA

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TBR: My Guru & Navigator!
by Venkataramana Rao D 09 Jun '05

09 Jun '05

An unfortunate demise of Dr. TB Rajashekar is a great loss to his family, friends, colleagues, professionals. 10 years ago I was his student and colleague too; especially I lot my Guru and Navigator. My colleagues M Phahalada Rao and Staff express their deep condolence. D. Venkataramana Rao JRC Sarma Technical Information Center Defence Electronics Research Laboratory (DLRL) DRDO, Hyderabad --------------------------------- Discover Yahoo! Have fun online with music videos, cool games, IM & more. Check it out! An unfortunate demise of Dr. TB Rajashekar is a great loss to his family, friends, colleagues, professionals. 10 years ago I was his student and colleague too; especially I lot my Guru and Navigator. My colleagues M Phahalada Rao and Staff express their deep condolence. D. Venkataramana Rao JRC Sarma Technical Information Center Defence Electronics Research Laboratory (DLRL) DRDO, Hyderabad Discover Yahoo! Have fun online with music videos, cool games, IM & more. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=32660/*http://discover.yahoo.com/online.html Check it out!

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SHIVAGANARADHANE By Mrs.TBR
by I.R.N.Goudar 09 Jun '05

09 Jun '05

Dr.TBR: SHIVAGANARADHAE Shivaganaradhane (9th day rites) have been arranged to pray for the soul of Late Dr. T B Rajashekar (Associate Chairman, NSCI, IISc) Date and Time: Saturday, 11 June 2005 at 11.00 am. Venue: Sri Sharanaseva Samaja, No. 94/C, 1st 'R' Block Rajajinagar (Beside Iscon Temple), Bangalore-10 Smt. Parvathi Rajashekar

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FW:Raja is no more- sad demise of Rajashekar
by Shalini R Urs 09 Jun '05

09 Jun '05

Outpouring of grief and tributes from the international community .... -----Original Message----- From: Jean-Claude Guédon [mailto:jean.claude.guedon@umontreal.ca] Sent: 08 June 2005 20:30 To: Shalini R Urs Subject: Re: Raja is no more- sad demise of Rajashkar Dear Shalini, Many thanks for taking the time to inform me about Raja's tragic death. I have known this for a couple of days now and I have felt totally devastated since. He was such a warm, gentle, yet energetic man and his values sounded so right. When I spoke in front of his students and colleagues, he offered me a lovely elephant sculpture. When I heard about his death, all I could think of doing was to touch this elephant, as if I wanted to find a way to get in touch with him one last time. Life is so, so very fragile, Shalini. And death can be so absurd and unjust for some worthy individuals. Very warmly, Jean-Claude Le mercredi 08 juin 2005 à 20:13 +0530, Shalini R Urs a écrit : > Dear Jean, > I am sorry to inform you that our dear friend Raja- Dr.T.B.Rajashekar of IISc was killed in a > road accident on Friday...since then I as in a state of shock...only > since this morning I am slowly getting back to some kind of > normalcy...as life has to go on... > > > > Shalini > -------- > Dr.Shalini R. Urs > Director > Information and Communication Division > & > Professor and Chairperson > Department of Library and Information Science > University of Mysore > Mysore-570006 > India > Tele-91-821-2514699 > Fax -91-821-2519209 > homepage:www.vidyanidhi.org.in/shaliniurs.htm > >

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Tribute to Rajshekar
by gayathri sen 09 Jun '05

09 Jun '05

Dr.Rajshekar, You were the star and the guiding spirit for many in our profession. Simple and unassuming, discipline and dedication were your hallmarks. Ever helpful, you were always there with your support and advice. NACLIN 2005 will miss you tremendously. But I know you are somewhere there, overseeing everything and see that everything goes well. Swami Vivekananda guided you and you had discreetly put his picture in your room at NCSI. But, We never thought you too will leave all of us so young like Swamiji. Swamiji continues to inspire thousands of youngsters by his spirit and you too will do this for very many in our profession. Your absence, is the personal loss of a friend, philosopher and guide to me, a great loss to the profession and a greater void for your family. My tributes to you Rajshekar. You will always live in our hearts. Gayathri Sen Librarian & Head, PESIT Central Library Organising Secretary NACLIN 2005 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Dr.Rajshekar, You were the star and the guiding spirit for many in our profession. Simple and unassuming, discipline and dedication were your hallmarks. Ever helpful, you were always there with your support and advice. NACLIN 2005 will miss you tremendously. But I know you are somewhere there, overseeing everything and see that everything goes well. Swami Vivekananda guided you and you had discreetly put his picture in your room at NCSI. But, We never thought you too will leave all of us so young like Swamiji. Swamiji continues to inspire thousands of youngsters by his spirit and you too will do this for very many in our profession. Your absence, is the personal loss of a friend, philosopher and guide to me, a great loss to the profession and a greater void for your family. My tributes to you Rajshekar. You will always live in our hearts. Gayathri Sen Librarian & Head, PESIT Central Library Organising Secretary NACLIN 2005 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Sad demise of Dr. T B Rajashekar - from all @ NCSI-NET
by Babu Rajendra 09 Jun '05

09 Jun '05

Dear All, Destiny had dealt a major blow on all of us with the untimely and unfortunate demise of Dr. T B Rajashekar (http://144.16.72.189/raja/). An immeasurable loss not only to his family and friends, but to colleagues, professionals and to NCSI. NCSI-NET (an association of Past/present students and staff of NCSI - ), which was his brainchild, is like a ship without its captain. We had organized NCSI-NET meeting on Saturday, 4th June, as part of our monthly meeting plan. On 3rd he went to attend a marriage of his relatives, while he was rushing to return to Bangalore, his family asked him to stay back, to which he said "No, I have NCSI-NET meeting tomorrow and I have to attend". The alumni association never organized a meet without him (for more details see the attached message below). He was always there when we needed him and adjusted his schedule to match ours. The Agenda for the meeting on 4th June was a Brainstorming on "How to make a better professionals and Leaders: what it takes". The leadership aspect was added by him and he was to guide us with the same. But for the unfortunate event which has left us in a state of shock. NCSI-net was born in Feb 2001, and in his introductory talk he shared his vision. Three levels of contribution being: 1. We work as professionals to serve ourselves. 2. Start contributing to our organizations where we work 3. Start contributing to Society The net surged along with this vision in mind. In early 2005 Dr. Thimmappa Hegde, Neuro Surgeon, Narayana Hrudayalaya, Bangalore, spoke to us on Work-life balance. After the talk, Sir shared his observations to few of us through e-mail. A few among the 20 points, he shared were: 12. We are all going to end up as mounted photographs one day! So, what we expect others to think of us when we are gone? 14. What legacy we want to leave behind? As all of us know, he was a man of multi facets. He was our leader, mentor, guide, teacher, friend and idol who was always there with us. What he also taught us was never to loose focus, confidence and passion for the profession. We have lost you in person sir, but you shall always remain in our hearts with your values and inspiration. He always wanted NCSI-NET to surge ahead irrespective of his presence. We have now come to a state where we have to take lead forward. We at, NCSI-NET pray God to rest your soul in peace and give us the strength and courage to keep your vision going forward. NCSI-Net is organizing a condolence meeting on the Friday 10 June 2005, at 6:30. Exactly a week after the unfortunate accident. A humble request to all NCSIans to be there to pay our respects to the man, who has a major stake in what we are today. NCSI-NET coordinators > ======================= > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dr. T.B. Rajashekar [mailto:raja@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in] > Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 10:04 AM > To: Babu Rajendra; 'Prasanna, T S' > Subject: RE: Next NCSI-NET Meeting > > That's fine, Babu. I will be there. > > Another aspect I think we need to think about is what makes people to > become leaders? How does one develop leadership qualities? How our > trainees can become good information/library profession leaders? > > Best wishes on your efforts > > Rajashekar > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Babu Rajendra [mailto:Rajendra.Babu@capco.com] > > Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2005 4:35 PM > > To: raja(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in; Prasanna, T S > > Subject: RE: Next NCSI-NET Meeting > > > > Dear Sir, > > > > Thanks for the mail. As desired by you, we would like to post phone > the meeting to 4th June 2005 to accommodate Srinivas's talk on KM > implementation and Brainstorming. The programme for the meeting > remains unchanged. We shall be really grateful, if you could kindly > make to this meeting. > > > > If you have any further suggestions, please let us know. > > > > Warm Regards, > > Rajendra Babu and Prasanna. > H Rajendra Babu Financial Research Analyst Capco. Salarpuria Annexe, 351/5 - 10 Luskar, Hosur Road, Bangalore- 560 034 T-+91-80-51997351 http://www.capcoinstitute.com/ Capco Institute is the research arm of Capco Capco is the first services and technology solutions provider exclusively focused on forming the future of the financial markets. We unite thought leadership and practical application to improve profitability for our clients. ************************************************************************ The information in this email is confidential and is intended solely for the addressee(s). Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not an intended recipient, please notify the sender of this email immediately. You should not copy, use or disseminate the information contained in the email. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifically states them to be the views of Capco. http://www.capco.com/ ************************************************************************ Sad demise of Dr. T B Rajashekar - from all @ NCSI-NET Dear All, Destiny had dealt a major blow on all of us with the untimely and unfortunate demise of Dr. T B Rajashekar ( http://144.16.72.189/raja/ http://144.16.72.189/raja/ ). An immeasurable loss not only to his family and friends, but to colleagues, professionals and to NCSI. NCSI-NET (an association of Past/present students and staff of NCSI - ), which was his brainchild, is like a ship without its captain. We had organized NCSI-NET meeting on Saturday, 4th June, as part of our monthly meeting plan. On 3rd he went to attend a marriage of his relatives, while he was rushing to return to Bangalore, his family asked him to stay back, to which he said "No, I have NCSI-NET meeting tomorrow and I have to attend”. The alumni association never organized a meet without him (for more details see the attached message below). He was always there when we needed him and adjusted his schedule to match ours.� The Agenda for the meeting on 4th June was a Brainstorming on "How to make a better professionals and Leaders: what it takes". The leadership aspect was added by him and he was to guide us with the same. But for the unfortunate event which has left us in a state of shock. NCSI-net was born in Feb 2001, and in his introductory talk he shared his vision. Three levels of contribution being: 1. We work as professionals to serve ourselves. 2. Start contributing to our organizations where we work 3. Start contributing to Society The net surged along with this vision in mind. In early 2005 Dr. Thimmappa Hegde, Neuro Surgeon, Narayana Hrudayalaya, Bangalore, spoke to us on Work-life balance. After the talk, Sir shared his observations to few of us through e-mail. A few among the 20 points, he shared were: 12. We are all going to end up as mounted photographs one day! So, what we expect others to think of us when we are gone? 14. What legacy we want to leave behind? � As all of us know, he was a man of multi facets. He was our leader, mentor, guide, teacher, friend and idol who was always there with us. What he also taught us was never to loose focus, confidence and passion for the profession. We have lost you in person sir, but you shall always remain in our hearts with your values and inspiration. He always wanted NCSI-NET to surge ahead irrespective of his presence. We have now come to a state where we have to take lead forward. We at, NCSI-NET pray God to rest your soul in peace and give us the strength and courage to keep your vision going forward. NCSI-Net is organizing a condolence meeting on the Friday 10 June 2005, at 6:30. Exactly a week after the unfortunate accident. A humble request to all NCSIans to be there to pay our respects to the man, who has a major stake in what we are today. NCSI-NET coordinators ======================= -----Original Message----- From: Dr. T.B. Rajashekar [ mailto:raja@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in mailto:raja@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in ] Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 10:04 AM To: Babu Rajendra; 'Prasanna, T S' Subject: RE: Next NCSI-NET Meeting That's fine, Babu. I will be there. Another aspect I think we need to think about is what makes people to become leaders? How does one develop leadership qualities? How our trainees can become good information/library profession leaders? Best wishes on your efforts Rajashekar > -----Original Message----- > From: Babu Rajendra [ mailto:Rajendra.Babu@capco.com mailto:Rajendra.Babu@capco.com ] > Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2005 4:35 PM > To: raja(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in; Prasanna, T S > Subject: RE: Next NCSI-NET Meeting > > Dear Sir, > > Thanks for the mail. As desired by you, we would like to post phone the meeting to 4th June 2005 to accommodate Srinivas's talk on KM implementation and Brainstorming . The programme for the meeting remains unchanged. We shall be really grateful, if you could kindly make to this meeting.�� > > If you have any further suggestions, please let us know. > > Warm Regards, > Rajendra Babu and Prasanna. H Rajendra Babu Financial Research Analyst Capco. Salarpuria Annexe, 351/5 - 10 Luskar, Hosur Road, Bangalore- 560 034 T-+91-80-51997351 http://www.capcoinstitute.com/ http://www.capcoinstitute.com/ Capco Institute is the research arm of Capco Capco is the first services and technology solutions provider exclusively focused on forming the future of the financial markets. We unite thought leadership and practical application to improve profitability for our clients. ************************************************************************ The information in this email is confidential and is intended solely for the addressee(s). Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not an intended recipient, please notify the sender of this email immediately. You should not copy, use or disseminate the information contained in the email. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifically states them to be the views of Capco. http://www.capco.com/ ************************************************************************

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a great loss of Dr. T.B Rajasekar
by Venkataraman Geetha 08 Jun '05

08 Jun '05

May the gentle and greatman soul rest in peace. Praying god to provide the full strengh to bear the loss. and to recover from the wounds and injuries. V.Geetha Lecturer (SG) in LIS,bishop heber collge, Trichy __________________________________ Discover Yahoo! Find restaurants, movies, travel and more fun for the weekend. Check it out! http://discover.yahoo.com/weekend.html

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CLARIFICATION
by Vijayalakshmi R Deshpande 08 Jun '05

08 Jun '05

Dear sir, We have lot of delegates copies in the form of CD. we would like to know whether this could be uploaded in our digital library of cpri which is in LAN? if not what can be done for the use of CD ? Thanking you Yours faithfully, (V.R.DESHPADE) SENIOR LIBRARIAN CENTRAL POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE P.B.NO. 8066, SADASHIVANAGAR POST BANGALORE - 560 080

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Sad demise of of Dr TB Rajeshekar- Condolences from EDUTECH.
by Sathish 08 Jun '05

08 Jun '05

It is with a sense of shock and disbelief that we at EDUTECH have received this sad news. Dr. Rajasekhar was a great source of inspiration to us. His contribution to the development of Information infrastructure in the country cannot be over emphasized. The Information professional fraternity in the country has lost a true leader. Our prayers are with the family & all his colleagues to give them the strength to cope with this great loss. On Behalf of everybody at EDUTECH. Regards, Sathish Muthuswamy Marketing Manager Edutech India 8, Khader Nawaz Khan Road Chennai 600 006, India Tel: +91 44 28330999 Fax: +91 44 28331777 GSM: + 91 98403 21215 www.edutechindia.com "Enhancing knowledge and skills for success, lifelong."

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Conference on Legal Aspects of Open Source Software at NLSIU
by madhu ks 08 Jun '05

08 Jun '05

Dear Professional, The Law and Technology Committee of the National Law School of India University, Bangalore, is organising its annual conference Consilience (http://www.nls.ac.in/students/consilience/index.htm) in Bangalore on the 8th and 9th July, 2005. The aim of Consilience is to bring together scholars, industry stakeholders, legal experts, and policy-makers to address issues that have been earmarked for them after intensive research. This year's theme is Free/Open Source Software (FOSS), and we intend to have the following conference tracks - o FOSS - An Introduction o Role of FOSS in developing countries o FOSS Business Models o Legal Aspects of FOSS We envisage a robust dialogue and thorough analysis of these issues relating to free/open source software, including its uses in ICT for development. We expect the conference to result in a recommendation paper/declaration having the potential to effect formulation of a comprehensive policy by the Indian Government concerning FOSS. For any other clarifications contact, E-mail: consilience(a)nls.ac.in Visit Our Website: http://www.nls.ac.in/students/consilience/index.htm Madhu K S Library Assistant NLSIU, Bangalore --------------------------------- Free antispam, antivirus and 1GB to save all your messages Only in Yahoo! Mail: http://in.mail.yahoo.com Dear Professional, The Law and Technology Committee of the National Law School of India University, Bangalore , is organising its annual conference Consilience ( http://www.nls.ac.in/students/consilience/index.htm http://www.nls.ac.in/students/consilience/index.htm ) in Bangalore on the 8th and 9th July, 2005. The aim of Consilience is to bring together scholars, industry stakeholders, legal experts, and policy-makers to address issues that have been earmarked for them after intensive research. This year's theme is Free/Open Source Software (FOSS), and we intend to have the following conference tracks - o FOSS - An Introduction o Role of FOSS in developing countries o FOSS Business Models o Legal Aspects of FOSS We envisage a robust dialogue and thorough analysis of these issues relating to free/open source software, including its uses in ICT for development. We expect the conference to result in a recommendation paper/declaration having the potential to effect formulation of a comprehensive policy by the Indian Government concerning FOSS. For any other clarifications contact, E-mail: https://mail.nls.ac.in/src/compose.php?send_to=consilience%40nls.ac.in consilience(a)nls.ac.in Visit Our Website: http://www.nls.ac.in/students/consilience/index.htm http://www.nls.ac.in/students/consilience/index.htm Madhu K S Library Assistant NLSIU, Bangalore Free antispam, antivirus and 1GB to save all your messages Only in Yahoo! Mail: http://in.mail.yahoo.com

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Controversy over Pubchem
by Rashid Hussain 08 Jun '05

08 Jun '05

A freely accessible public database of chemical information, produced by a division of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), is at the center of a controversy over publicly subsidized data competing with commercial information providers. The American Chemical Society (ACS), said to be the largest scientific society in the world, has voiced strenuous objections to the creation and availability of PubChem. The PubChem database provides information on the biological activities of small molecules. It is designed for medical researchers and is a component of NIHs Molecular Libraries Roadmap Initiative. Since it was unable to resolve the controversy directly with the NIH, ACS has met with members of Congress about the issues. PubChem is one of several databases developed by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) as part of the Molecular Libraries Roadmap Initiative. Created in 2004, it is a freely accessible database that provides information about small molecules. It is designed for use as a research tool for biomedical researchers and serves as a starting point in the development of new medications. According to the NCBI, the database contains approximately 850,000 chemical samples contributed from public sources. The database will grow when researchers add data from publicly funded sources. It will not include patents. Initially the database will contain chemically diverse small molecules. Over time the collection will be modified by screening for biological assays and other biological information to provide a working set of molecules for use in studying biology and disease. Thanks & Regards = = = = = = = = = = = Rashid Hussain Siddiqui Project Assistant Digital Library, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Science Jayanagar, Bangalore : 560041 Phone No. : 080-26540930 e-mail : ras.botlib(a)gmail.com Homepage : http://www.drtc.isibang.ac.in/~hussain = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = A good library is a place, a palace where the lofty spirits of all nations and generations meet. Samuel NIGER (1883-1956) --------------------------------- Discover Yahoo! Find restaurants, movies, travel & more fun for the weekend. Check it out! A freely accessible public database of chemical information, produced by a division of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), is at the center of a controversy over publicly subsidized data competing with commercial information providers. The American Chemical Society (ACS), said to be the largest scientific society in the world, has voiced strenuous objections to the creation and availability of PubChem. The PubChem database provides information on the biological activities of small molecules. It is designed for medical researchers and is a component of NIHs Molecular Libraries Roadmap Initiative. Since it was unable to resolve the controversy directly with the NIH, ACS has met with members of Congress about the issues. PubChem ! is one of several databases developed by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) as part of the Molecular Libraries Roadmap Initiative. Created in 2004, it is a freely accessible database that provides information about small molecules. It is designed for use as a research tool for biomedical researchers and serves as a starting point in the development of new medications. According to the NCBI, the database contains approximately 850,000 chemical samples contributed from public sources. The database will grow when researchers add data from publicly funded sources. It will not include patents. Initially the database will contain chemically diverse small molecules. Over time the collection will be modified by screening for biological assays and other biological information to provide a working set of molecules for use in studying biology and disease. Thanks & Regards = = = = = = = = = = = Rashid Hussain Siddiqui Project Assistant Digital Library, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Science Jayanagar, Bangalore : 560041 Phone No. : 080-26540930 e-mail : ras.botlib(a)gmail.com Homepage : http://www.drtc.isibang.ac.in/~hussain = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = A good library is a place, a palace where the lofty spirits of all nations and generations meet. Samuel NIGER (1883-1956) Discover Yahoo! Find restaurants, movies, travel & more fun for the weekend. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=32658/*http://discover.yahoo.com/weekend.html Check it out!

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FW: ICADL 2005 - Condolence message
by Shalini R Urs 08 Jun '05

08 Jun '05

FYI Shalini -------- Dr.Shalini R. Urs Director Information and Communication Division & Professor and Chairperson Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore Mysore-570006 India Tele-91-821-2514699 Fax -91-821-2519209 homepage:www.vidyanidhi.org.in/shaliniurs.htm -----Original Message----- From: Rachanee_ungrangsi [mailto:rachanee@shinawatra.ac.th] Sent: 08 June 2005 13:21 To: undisclosed-recipients: Subject: ICADL 2005 - Condolence message Dear All, It is with profound sadness that we write to inform you that one of our PC members, Dr.TB Rajashekhar, passed away. He is a professor at Indian Institute of Science, India and has served on many committees including ICADL2005. We would like to take this opportunity to convey our condolences to Dr.TB Rajashekhar. ICADL2005 Organizers

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Re: [LIS-Forum] Promoting open Access
by Sourav Chakraborty 08 Jun '05

08 Jun '05

Dear Mr.Arunachalam, This is really a good input. Thanks a lot. Regards, Sourav Chakraborty Aunwesha Knowledge Technologies Phone:+91 33 2357 7183 Fax:+91 33 2357 1739/7183 Mobile:098302 81140 email:sourav@aunwesha.com web:http://www.aunwesha.com On Tue, 07 Jun 2005 Subbiah Arunachalam wrote : >Friends: > >Promoting open access has at least two parts. One is to set up an archive at one's own institution, as Rajashekar had done at IISc, and populate it with the institution's research papers quickly. The second part is to help the faculty and students (and researchers in general) to take advantage of the increasing number of papers in the world's open archives. > >Please tell all your clients (research scientists, professors and students) to search for papers relevant to their work using >http://oaister.umdl.umich.edu/cgi/b/bib/bib-idx?c=oaister;page=simple http://oaister.umdl.umich.edu/cgi/b/bib/bib-idx?c=oaister;page=simple >. > >There are >5,475,850 records > from >480 institutions >as of 5 June 2005. And the number is increasing every day. > >Best wishes. > >Arun > > >_______________________________________________ >LIS-Forum mailing list >LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in >http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum Dear Mr.Arunachalam, This is really a good input. Thanks a lot. Regards, Sourav Chakraborty Aunwesha Knowledge Technologies Phone:+91 33 2357 7183 Fax:+91 33 2357 1739/7183 Mobile:098302 81140 email:sourav@aunwesha.com web:http://www.aunwesha.com On Tue, 07 Jun 2005 Subbiah Arunachalam wrote : >Friends: > >Promoting open access has at least two parts. One is to set up an archive at one's own institution, as Rajashekar had done at IISc, and populate it with the institution's research papers quickly. The second part is to help the faculty and students (and researchers in general) to take advantage of the increasing number of papers in the world's open archives. > >Please tell all your clients (research scientists, professors and students) to search for papers relevant to their work using >http://oaister.umdl.umich.edu/cgi/b/bib/bib-idx?c=oaister;page=simple http://oaister.umdl.umich.edu/cgi/b/bib/bib-idx?c=oaister;page=simple >. > >There are >5,475,850 records > from >480 institutions >as of 5 June 2005. And the number is increasing every day. > >Best wishes. > >Arun > > >_______________________________________________ >LIS-Forum mailing list >LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in >http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum http://clients.rediff.com/signature/track_sig.asp http://ads.rediff.com/RealMedia/ads/adstream_nx.cgi/www.rediffmail.com/inbo…

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A great loss
by Francis Jayakanth 08 Jun '05

08 Jun '05

Dear Member: The untimely demise of Dr. T B Rajashekar is a great loss to his family, friends, colleagues, professionals and students. The condolence messages are pouring in. I take this opportunity to thank all of you who have been expressing your heartfelt condolences. I have had a great fortune of being associated with TBR as a colleague for more than 17 years. It was delightful and challenging working with him. With his passing away, I have lost a mentor and a great colleague. As Arun has rightly said, "we have lost a stalwart". - Francis NCSI, IISc, Bangalore

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Sad demise of Dr T.B.Rajasekhar
by Mailing List Manager 08 Jun '05

08 Jun '05

Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2005 15:21:38 +0530 From: Bhojaraju Gunjal <bhojaraju.g(a)gmail.com> It is a great loss to the LIS and Knowledge Management profession as Dr.T.B.Rajashekar was associated with LIS and Knowledge Management profession. He was a great scholar and a nice human being. I had nice interactions with him whenever we met. Lets all pray God, may the departed soul rest in peace. News about the accident of Dr.T B Rajashekar is avaialble at http://www.hindu.com/2005/06/05/stories/2005060518470300.htm Bhojaraju G, Librarian, Knowledge Management, Homepage: http://www.bhojarajug.freeservers.com KM-Forum Moderator : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KM-Forum/ ************************************************************************************************ ICICI OneSource Ltd. 148, Bhaskara Plaza, R.V.Road, V.V.Puram, Bangalore - 560 004, INDIA. Tel:+9180-2650 2540 Ext:103 Fax:+9180-2650 2086 Cell:+91-944 836 9905 E-mail: Bhojaraju.G(a)gmail.com ************************************************************************************************

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Consultation on Electronic Thesis Online(India) .... within 15th June, 2005.
by K Prakash 08 Jun '05

08 Jun '05

source:http://www.ugc.ac.in/new_initiatives/consultation_electronic.html Consultation on Electronic Thesis Online(India) In line with international trend to preserve and centrally maintain repositories of electronic thesis and make them generally accessible, UGC plans to put in place a regulatory policy and an implementation mechanism for maintaining standards, archiving, accessing doctoral research from the Indian universities. Electronic Theses Online will not only ensure easy archive and access of Indian Doctoral theses but also help raise the standard of research. This would overcome serious problem of duplication of research and poor quality resulting from the 'poor visibility' and the 'unseen' factor in research output. In the above context, draft UGC(Submission of Metadata and Full-text of Doctoral Theses in Electronic Format) Regulations, 2005 along with a write up on current scenario, major issues, data standards and implementation process have been prepared. Before these are finalized, inputs from different stakeholders are invited on the Draft Regulations & Implementation Process with Annexure(s). Please send your specific inputs to pagarwal(a)ugc.ac.in within 15th June, 2005. With best regards. Bye. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------- K PRAKASH Scientific/Technical Officer-I Information and Library Network (INFLIBNET) Centre An Inter-University Centre of University Grants Commission Near Gujarat University Guest House Post Box No.4116, Navrangpura, AHMEDABAD - 380 009 India # Tel.: 91-079-2630 5971/2630 4695 Extn: 38(Off.); 2676 3724(Res.); Fax: 91-079-2630 0990 # Email: prakash(a)inflibnet.ac.in; prakash_k(a)yahoo.com # URL: http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/ ; http://www.prakashk.netfirms.com/

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Panjab University Library Staff:Condolences
by Rupak Chakravarty 08 Jun '05

08 Jun '05

Information Science Community, All Panjab University Library Staff express their deep condolence on the sad demise of Dr. T.B. Rajshekhar. The vaccuum will never be filled. -- Rupak Chakravarty Assistant Librarian Panjab University Library Chandigarh 160014 INDIA Information Science Community, All Panjab University Library Staff express their deep condolence on the sad demise of Dr. T.B. Rajshekhar. The vaccuum will never be filled. -- Rupak Chakravarty Assistant Librarian Panjab University Library Chandigarh 160014 INDIA

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Fw: [DDN] Radical Reference
by Subbiah Arunachalam 08 Jun '05

08 Jun '05

Friends: I received this message this morning. Will young Indian librarians be interested in such an initiative? Arun >I just learned about this group. It seem similar to the Internet Public > Library initiative http://www.ipl.org/ but plays a more activist role > than IPL. > SIobhan > > Mission Statement: Radical Reference is a collective of volunteer > library workers who believe in social justice and equality. We support > activist communities, progressive organizations, and independent > journalists by providing professional research support, education and > access to information. We work in a collaborative virtual setting and > are dedicated to information activism to foster a more egalitarian > society. > > > That's the official line. Here's "the rest of the story." Radical > reference originated as a service provided by volunteer library workers > from all over the United States to assist demonstrators and activists at > the convergence surrounding the Republican National Convention in New > York City August 29-September 2, 2004. We are evolving, expanding our > services, and continuing to utilize our professional skills and tools to > answer information needs from the general public, independent > journalists, and activists. Service will be provided via this web site, > blog, e-mail, chat, phone, in the street and Ouija board. > http://www.radicalreference.info/ > > > Siobhan Champ-Blackwell, MSLIS > Community Outreach Liaison > National Network of Libraries of Medicine - MidContinental Region > Creighton University Health Sciences Library > 2500 California Plaza > Omaha, NE 68178 > 402-280-4156/800-338-7657 > siobhan(a)creighton.edu > http://nnlm.gov/mcr/ (NN/LM MCR Web Site) > http://medstat.med.utah.edu/blogs/BHIC/ (Web Log) > http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/siobhanchamp-blackwell (Digital > Divide Network Profile) > > > _______________________________________________ > DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list > DIGITALDIVIDE(a)mailman.edc.org > http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide > To unsubscribe, send a message to digitaldivide-request(a)mailman.edc.org > with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.

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Great loss to LIS profession
by d.v. patwardhan 07 Jun '05

07 Jun '05

Dear sir, I was deeply moved by reading the e-mailed news of Dr.TBR, whom I am associating for more than 20 years. Both as my friend and as a member of LIS profession he was friendly, helpful, humane and a first class intellecutal. May his soul rest in peace. d.v.patwardhan Librarian, Global Academy of Technology, Bangalore-560098 __________________________________ Discover Yahoo! Get on-the-go sports scores, stock quotes, news and more. Check it out! http://discover.yahoo.com/mobile.html

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IBM Computers to Create Virtual Brain
by Roopa E 07 Jun '05

07 Jun '05

Dear Friends, Now we may have a chance to see real 5th generation computers or we may call it has 6th generation computers. IBM, in partnership with scientists at Switzerland's Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne's (EPFL) Brain and Mind Institute will begin simulating the brain's biological systems and output the data as a working 3-dimensional model that will recreate the high-speed electro-chemical interactions that take place within the brain's interior. These include cognitive functions such as language, learning, perception and memory in addition to brain malfunction such as psychiatric disorders like depression and autism. "Modeling the brain at the cellular level is a massive undertaking because of the hundreds of thousands of parameters that need to be taken into account," said Professor Henry Markram, the EPFL project leader. "IBM has unparalleled experience in biological simulations and the most advanced supercomputing technology in the world. With our combined resources and expertise we are embarking on one of the most ambitious research initiatives ever undertaken in the field of neuroscience." At EPFL, over a decade of knowledge accumulated from wet lab experiments has been consolidated into a set of empirical data on the Microsoft-architecture of brain's neocortex. The first phase of the project -- nicknamed "Blue Brain" -- will focus directly on the neocortex, which makes up approximately 85 percent of the human brain. >From there, the modeling will expand to other regions of the brain and, if successful, shed light on the relationships between genetic, molecular and cognitive functions of the brain. IBM will equip Blue Brain with four Blue Gene super computer racks. The system will occupy the floor space of roughly four refrigerators with a peak performance of 22.8 teraflops. IBM's Blue Gene systems are presently the world's fastest supercomputers, achieving a peak performance of 5.7 teraflops per single rack system. Each rack occupies one square meter and energy consumption is reduced from previous IBM systems, changing the economics of super computing and prompting IBM to start its Capacity on Demand service where computing power is leased out to customers in a time share type model. Under its agreement with IBM, EPFL has entered into a Capacity on Demand type sharing arrangement were IBM says computing power will be leased out to other research projects ranging from post-CMOS technology studies to build smaller transistors to examining folding proteins and their role in diseases like Creutzfeldt-Jakob. Roopa. E Library Accenture Services Pvt. Ltd Building 1B, Raheja Mind Space Madhapur, Hyderabad - 500 581 Ph: 040 - 55926166 _________________________________________________________________ Millions of marriage proposals. http://www.bharatmatrimony.com/cgi-bin/bmclicks1.cgi?74 Find your match on BharatMatrimony.com

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Publicly funded research must be available via open access
by Subbiah Arunachalam 07 Jun '05

07 Jun '05

Friends: On the occasion of their silver jubilee, Informatics India have brought out a collection of essays entitled "Turning pages: Reflections in Info-times". Commenting on the NIH initiative (PubMed Central), Dr K Satyanarayana of ICMR says that India and other developing countries should invest in similar open access initiatives of their own. About three years ago, I was invited to inaugurate a workshop on electronic handling of information at the Tuberculosis Research Centre at Chennai and I had a chance to discuss with a senior IT-savvy official of ICMR the need to set up interoperable institutional open access archives at each one of the ICMR labs. She was very enthusiastic. For some reason, as far as I know, no ICMR lab has set up one so far. We should analyse what holds us back from translating our intentions into reality. Fortunately, the Indian MEDLARS Centre at NIC has now come up with an archive [for biomedical research] called OpenMED and last week I had a chance to meet Mr Sukhdev Singh who demonstrated the archive and its various features. Mr Singh has also offered to help OneWorld South Asia set up an archive for development literature. Subbiah Arunachalam Friends: On the occasion of their silver jubilee, Informatics India have brought out a collection of essays entitled "Turning pages: Reflections in Info-times". Commenting on the NIH initiative (PubMed Central), Dr K Satyanarayana of ICMR says that India and other developing countries should invest in similar open access initiatives of their own. About three years ago, I was invited to inaugurate a workshop on electronic handling of information at the Tuberculosis Research Centre at Chennai and I had a chance to discuss with a senior IT-savvy official of ICMR the need to set up interoperable institutional open access archives at each one of the ICMR labs. She was very enthusiastic. For some reason, as far as I know, no ICMR lab has set up one so far. We should analyse what holds us back from translating our intentions into reality. Fortunately, the Indian MEDLARS Centre at NIC has now come up with an archive [for biomedical research] called OpenMED and last week I had a chance to meet Mr Sukhdev Singh who demonstrated the archive and its various features. Mr Singh has also offered to help OneWorld South Asia set up an archive for development literature. Subbiah Arunachalam

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Sad and sudden demise of Dr. TBR
by babu ramesh 07 Jun '05

07 Jun '05

The sad and sudden demise of Dr. TB Rajasekhar is a great shock and unrecoverable loss to the entire library and information profession in the country. Dr. TBR and myself were classmates at DRTC during 1976-77. He always encouraged me and helped me during my DRTC studies. May his soul rest in peace. DB Ramesh Head Library RRL Bhubaneswar Dr. D. B. Ramesh, M.Sc., M.L.I.S., Ph.D Head, Library & Documentation REGIONAL RESEARCH LABORATORY (CSIR) BHUBANESWAR - 751 013, Orissa, India Tel: 91-0674-581635-434 (O); 421335 (Res.) dbramesh(a)rrlbhu.res.in __________________________________ Discover Yahoo! Stay in touch with email, IM, photo sharing and more. Check it out! http://discover.yahoo.com/stayintouch.html

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Promoting open Access
by Subbiah Arunachalam 07 Jun '05

07 Jun '05

Friends: Promoting open access has at least two parts. One is to set up an archive at one's own institution, as Rajashekar had done at IISc, and populate it with the institution's research papers quickly. The second part is to help the faculty and students (and researchers in general) to take advantage of the increasing number of papers in the world's open archives. Please tell all your clients (research scientists, professors and students) to search for papers relevant to their work using http://oaister.umdl.umich.edu/cgi/b/bib/bib-idx?c=oaister;page=simple. There are 5,475,850 records from 480 institutions as of 5 June 2005. And the number is increasing every day. Best wishes. Arun Friends: Promoting open access has at least two parts. One is to set up an archive at one's own institution, as Rajashekar had done at IISc, and populate it with the institution's research papers quickly. The second part is to help the faculty and students (and researchers in general) to take advantage of the increasing number of papers in the world's open archives. Please tell all your clients (research scientists, professors and students) to search for papers relevant to their work using http://oaister.umdl.umich.edu/cgi/b/bib/bib-idx?c=oaister;page=simple http://oaister.umdl.umich.edu/cgi/b/bib/bib-idx?c=oaister;page=simple . There are 5,475,850 records from 480 institutions as of 5 June 2005. And the number is increasing every day. Best wishes. Arun

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Copyright Clearance Center Introduces Compliance Solution
by Farooque Shaheen 07 Jun '05

07 Jun '05

Copyright Clearance Center, a provider of copyright licensing and compliance solutions, has unveiled CopyRight Plus, a desktop solution that helps companies make it easier and faster for their employees to comply with copyright law. CopyRight Plus is a customizable, secure, Web-based solution; employees can easily access it through their company?s intranet. CopyRight Plus enables all employees to quickly verify their company?s worldwide copyright licensing coverage from Copyright Clearance Center for various uses of content from print and electronic journals, newsletters, magazines, newspapers, and other materials. In addition, CopyRight Plus gives companies an efficient and consistent way to educate employees about their corporate compliance policies and responsibilities. Copyright Clearance Center also announced that pharmaceutical company Pfizer, Inc. recently became the first customer to implement the new desktop solution for its 120,000-plus employees located in at least 150 countries around the globe. Source: Copyright Clearance Center Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor India Pvt Ltd, Tel. 080-26678388 # 4105 Mobile-9342507449 Copyright Clearance Center, a provider of copyright licensing and compliance solutions, has unveiled CopyRight Plus, a desktop solution that helps companies make it easier and faster for their employees to comply with copyright law. CopyRight Plus is a customizable, secure, Web-based solution; employees can easily access it through their company’s intranet. CopyRight Plus enables all employees to quickly verify their company’s worldwide copyright licensing coverage from Copyright Clearance Center for various uses of content from print and electronic journals, newsletters, magazines, newspapers, and other materials. In addition, CopyRight Plus gives companies an efficient and consistent way to educate employees about their corporate compliance policies and responsibilities. Copyright Clearance Center also announced that pharmaceutical company Pfizer, Inc. recently became the first customer to implement the new desktop solution for its 120,000-plus employees located in at least 150 countries around the globe. Source: Copyright Clearance Center Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor India Pvt Ltd, Tel. 080-26678388 # 4105 Mobile-9342507449

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Great loss
by syed mahe rizvi 07 Jun '05

07 Jun '05

All the student of Library Science Deptt., Aligarh Muslim University express their deep condolence on the sudden demise of the great intellectual. He will sure be known by his contribution to information science. The vacuum, however will never be filled. May Almighty, rest his soul in peace and give strenght to the family to bear a great loss. Regards Syed Mahe Zafar Rizvi Library Internee, Central Library, IIT, Bombay smz_rizvi(a)rediffmail.com All the student of Library Science Deptt., Aligarh Muslim University express their deep condolence on the sudden demise of the great intellectual. He will sure be known by his contribution to information science. The vacuum, however will never be filled. May Almighty, rest his soul in peace and give strenght to the family to bear a great loss. Regards Syed Mahe Zafar Rizvi Library Internee, Central Library, IIT, Bombay smz_rizvi(a)rediffmail.com http://clients.rediff.com/signature/track_sig.asp http://ads.rediff.com/RealMedia/ads/adstream_nx.cgi/www.rediffmail.com/inbo…

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Digital Library Gateway for LIS
by Mailing List Manager 07 Jun '05

07 Jun '05

Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2005 12:44:18 +0530 (IST) From: Krishnamurthy M <krish(a)ns.isibang.ac.in> Indian Statistical Institute Library introduced a new interface, Digital Library Gateway for LIS,which enables to seach information E-Journals, E-books, LIS Schools etc., Read this news item at following url: http://www.isibang.ac.in/library/index.htm M.Krishnamurthy -- Dr.M.Krishnamurthy Librarian Indian Statistical Institute 8th Mile Mysore Road R.V.C.E. Post Bangalore 560059 Ph:91-80-8483002/3/4/4 Fax: 91-80-8484265

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Condolences from DLIS-BHU
by Aditya Tripathi 07 Jun '05

07 Jun '05

It is shocking for us that Dr. Rajshekar is no more with us. He will be always remembered as one of the great scholars and source of inspiration in the field of libray science. We pray almighty for the departed soul to rest in peace and courage to his family members to bear the loss. -- Faculty Department of Library & Information Science Banaras Hindu University Varanasi-221005

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RE: LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 27, Issue 16 : Digital Divide among Librarians.
by K A. Sardesai 07 Jun '05

07 Jun '05

Hi Subscriber, The views expressed by you are really true.about academic Librarians and corporate Librarians.I feel this divide is moreever spread among it professionals and Librarians. The job opprunities have been created for these professionals having literarry knowledge of Library functions and thus this divide is increasing like dissolving post for Librarians even we achieved the skills of It and new developments in computer applications. We expect some solutions from Such forums. sardesai kshipra -----Original Message----- From: lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in [mailto:lis-forum-request@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in] Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 12:32 PM To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 27, Issue 16 Send LIS-Forum mailing list submissions to lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in You can reach the person managing the list at lis-forum-owner(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of LIS-Forum digest..." Today's Topics: 1. XML and MS-Office (Jai Haravu) 2. Re: Sad and Unfortunate demise of Dr T B Rajashekar (Puttaraj Choukimath) 3. {Blocked Content} Digital divide not librarians divide (mohanck1) 4. Re: Sad demise of Dr T B Rajasekhar (Rupak Chakravarty) 5. Sad demise of Dr.T.B. Rajashekhar (prakash gouda) 6. TBR: a tribute (harinarayana(a)lisc.uni-mysore.ac.in) 7. OpenISIS is Dead:: GNI is the next generation (Saiful Amin) 8. (no subject) (Sanjay Singh) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: 6 Jun 2005 12:05:13 -0000 From: "Jai Haravu" <haravu(a)newgenlib.com> Subject: [LIS-Forum] XML and MS-Office To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Cc: siddartha(a)newgenlib.com Message-ID: <20050606120513.29265.qmail(a)mail.rediffmailpro.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Dear List emmbers Mr. Farooque Shaheen has informed us of an important development that MS-Office will now have XML as its underlying format. I think Microsoft has at long last realized that using a proprietary format is no longer sustainable in a fast changing and globalized world. Incidentally, Microsoft is not doing anything new. Sun Microsystems' OpenOffice already uses XML as its format and so is tnerefore considered to be future proof. In this connection, I would like to let members know that in our library automation software, NewGenLib, we already have integrated OpenOffice as the software for all form letters and reports that are possible to be produced from within its functional modules. Best regards. Haravu On Thu, 02 Jun 2005 lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in wrote : > Send LIS-Forum mailing list submissions to > lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, > visit > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum > or, via email, send a message with subject or body > 'help' to > lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > You can reach the person managing the list at > lis-forum-owner(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is > more specific > than "Re: Contents of LIS-Forum digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. XML will be the default file format for next MS > Office > (Mailing List Manager) > > > --------------------------------------------------------- > -------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2005 11:45:08 +0530 (IST) > From: Mailing List Manager <mailman(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> > Subject: [LIS-Forum] XML will be the default file > format for next MS > Office > To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.53.0506021144460.6498(a)ncsi.iisc.- > ernet.in> > Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII > > Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2005 09:43:56 +0530 > From: Farooque Shaheen <Farooque.Shaheen(a)caritor.com> > > Microsoft Corp. announced that the next version of its > Office software > will use Internet-friendly XML technology as the > default file format for > documents created in Word, Excel and PowerPoint. > The new format will make it easier for other programs > to read Office > documents, an improvement the software titan says is > aimed at boosting > workers' productivity. > XML, short for eXtensible Markup Language, is designed > for sharing diverse > data across different systems with a uniform > appearance. Previously, > Office saved files in a format that doesn't always > translate well when > opened in other programs. > The current version, Office 2003, already supports XML > but some users have > complained that it is clunky and documents don't always > translate well > from that format either. > A full dig on this matter can be found here. > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/200- > 5/06/01/AR2005060101974.html > > Thanks & Regards, > Farooque Shaheen, > Caritor India Pvt Ltd. > Tel. 080-26678388 # 4105 > Mobile-9342507449 > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > LIS-Forum mailing list > LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum > > > End of LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 27, Issue 2 > **************************************** ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2005 05:05:06 -0700 (PDT) From: Puttaraj Choukimath <puttuc(a)yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] Sad and Unfortunate demise of Dr T B Rajashekar To: Navin Soni <navin_soni(a)rediffmail.com>, lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Message-ID: <20050606120506.47030.qmail(a)web32212.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 It is unbelievable, painful and shocking bad news for us. God must had not been in his seat. We have lost a great icon of our LIS community and ofcourse a good mentor and a kind human being. Our deep condolance to his Family and we pray may his soul rest in peace. Still, He will be with us for ever. Mrs.Uma and Mr.Puttaraj CHOUKIMATH __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Mon, 06 Jun 2005 18:19:22 +0530 From: "mohanck1" <mohanck1(a)indiatimes.com> Subject: [LIS-Forum] {Blocked Content} Digital divide not librarians divide To: <lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in> Message-ID: <200506061243.SAA24231(a)WS0005.indiatimes.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Warning: This message has had one or more attachments removed Warning: (msg-23089-485.html). Warning: Please read the "NCSI-Attachment-Warning.txt" attachment(s) for more information. Dear Sir/Madam, Information and Communicatin technologies(ICTs) have affected the library and information science and the profession emmensly.Today we have to implement and practice the habit of uising new technologies in capturing , storage and organising informatiom.Yes the benefit of ICT in capturing and dessimination customer.These are all disscused over the years and we have been trying to adopt/adapt to the present web scenario.And most of the Educational and research Instititution have automated their libraries and they have their own digital library to satisify their internal and external clientele. But at the same time the penetration of IT into the library proffession has slowly creating a gap within LISC profession.Today we have all witnessed that plenty of discussion, seminars, conferences are taking place all over the world to modify and train the library profession ,eventhough the gap seems to be widen over the years. The employment structure of library profession is very diffe! rent one comapre to other profession.Libraries are the house of knowledge ,to capture, organise and to dessiminate information skilled library professionals are very much required there is no doubt it. Educational institutions , corporate firms and other organisations have providing enormous opportunities for Library and Information graduates.But the thing is, if once we get into the job as a school librarian or college librarian it is very difficult to keep up abreast with new developments ,the lack of infrastructure, willingness of librarians, lack of mangement support and all plays a crucial role to keep abreast with new developmets, today high proportion rate of schools and colleges have not provide any facility to librarians to learn and perform his work using new technologies.And most of the seminars and conferences are all centered to corporate and well known institutions not for school are college librarians. this is slowly creating a huge problem that is Librarians di! vide.Today we have to address this issue and carry the LIS profession to more hiegts with providing equal opportunity to everyone. Regards mohanck Indiatimes Email now powered by APIC Advantage. Help! Help

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He has outsoared the shadow of our night..........
by Jack Eapen 07 Jun '05

07 Jun '05

Clean Clean DocumentEmail MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1\:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} It’s really a shock to the Information Science Community in India I remember his enriching lectures at workshops and seminarsand when I approached him with specific problems related to Greenstone, thesolutions I received were not available in any documentation or mailing list Young professionals like me will certainly be at loss thedeparture of this master trainer and a model professional. To mourn the death of John Keats, Shelley wrote the poem"Adonais". Let me borrow the following lines: "He has outsoared the shadow of our night; Envy and calumny and hate and pain, And that unrest which men call delight, Can touch him not and torture not again; >From the contagion of the world's slow stain He is secure, and now can never mourn A heart grown cold, a head grown grey in vain; Nor, when the spirit's self has ceased to burn, With sparkless ashes load anunlamented urn, "He lives, he wakes – It is Death isdead, not he; With Regards, Jack Eapen Environmental Health Project (EHP India) F-9/4, Vasant Vihar New Delhi-57 Ph:011-5101 0920,2614 9771/81 (Ext.245) Fax:011-5166 9281 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EHP India is the USAID Supported Urban Health Program in India -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.6.2 - Release Date: 6/4/2005 --------------------------------- Discover Yahoo! Have fun online with music videos, cool games, IM & more. Check it out!  It’s really a shock to the Information Science Community in India I remember his enriching lectures at workshops and seminars and when I approached him with specific problems related to Greenstone, the solutions I received were not available in any documentation or mailing list Young professionals like me will certainly be at loss the departure of this master trainer and a model professional. To mourn the death of John Keats, Shelley wrote the poem " Adonais ". Let me borrow the following lines: "He has outsoared the shadow of our night; Envy and calumny and hate and pain, And that unrest which men call delight, Can touch him not and torture not again; >From the contagion of the world's slow stain He is secure, and now can never mourn A heart grown cold, a head grown grey in vain; Nor, when the spirit's self has ceased to burn, With sparkless ashes load an unlamented urn, "He lives, he wakes – It is Death is dead, not he; With Regards, Jack Eapen Environmental Health Project ( EHP India ) F-9/4, Vasant Vihar New Delhi-57 Ph:011-5101 0920,2614 9771/81 (Ext.245) Fax:011-5166 9281 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EHP India is the USAID Supported Urban Health Program in India -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.6.2 - Release Date: 6/4/2005 Discover Yahoo! Have fun online with music videos, cool games, IM & more. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=32660/*http://discover.yahoo.com/online.html Check it out!

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TBR - Great Loss
by I.R.N.Goudar 07 Jun '05

07 Jun '05

Friends, When I heard the telephone ringing at my residence during the odd hour at 4.45 am on 4th I could lift the phone with unknown fear. It carried the shocking news intimating untimely and sad demise of my friend and professional colleague Dr. TBR due to tragic accident the previous evening. Since my digital organizer was new it had very few numbers to inform friends, colleagues and students of Dr. Rajashekar. I could inform as many as I could using BSNL Telephone Directory including NCSI colleagues and in turn requesting them to inform others. I am sorry if I could not inform some of you in time due to nonavailabilty of telephone number. In spite of being Saturday a good number people could give their last respect and tearful farewell to TBR. The news spread like a wild fire and phone calls were flooded from all corners of the country for 2-3 days. TBR and myself were classmates and housemates at DRTC. Even as a student he was hard working and dedicated to the professional cause. He was more fond of developmental and academic activities than routine administration. His contributions to the professional developments both at national and international level are remarkable. He was associated with NAL in a big way by way of helping us to deliver lecture in workshops, conferences and having common projects. He helped us to develop our institutional repository using E-Prints (Will be announced soon). Probably we have been the major beneficiary of his services through seven of his students and even now four are with us. Most of the Digital library activities and related services, open archive movements in the country had the benefit of his expertise. DL related conferences used his service for tutorials. More than anything else he was very calm, but with charismatic qualities. To tell in one sentence his death is a great loss to his family, friends, LIS and IT profession and many past, present and prospective students of NCSI. We had a condolence meeting at our Information Centre and like wise I got the news of similar meetings already held and also planned shortly in different parts of the country. May the Almighty give the strengths to all of us and specially his family members to bear this irreplaceable loss and may Raju's soul rest in peace. Goudar -------------------------------------------------------------------------- I.R.N. Goudar Tel: 91-80-25086081 Head, Information Centre for 91-80-25235315 Aerospace Science and Technology Fax: 91-80-25268072 National Aerospace Laboratories E-mail:goudar@css.nal.res.in Airport Road, BANGALORE-560 017 India http://www.icast.org.in/staff/goudar.html

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Sad demise of Dr.T B Rajashekar
by setty iim 07 Jun '05

07 Jun '05

This is very bad news for all. My almighty rest his soul in peace & give strength to his family to bear the loss. Regards, ========================================================================= "Leadership Through Innovation and Technology" ========================================================================= ANKASETTY K Librarian Dept:Computer Science & Automation Indian Institute of Science Bangalore - 560 012. __________________________________________________________ Free antispam, antivirus and 1GB to save all your messages Only in Yahoo! Mail: http://in.mail.yahoo.com

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Google new service- Google Sitemaps
by Farooque Shaheen 07 Jun '05

07 Jun '05

Google, this time with its new service called Google Sitemaps aimed at webmasters. The programme allows website owners to feed their pages they'd like to have included in Google's web index and also allows them to indicate how often their websites need to be revisited. Google Sitemaps is intended for all website owners, from those with a single web page to companies with millions of ever-changing pages. According to Google, Google Sitemaps is an experiment in web crawling. It is a way of informing Google crawlers. By placing a Sitemap-formatted file on a web server, a web master can enable the crawlers to find out what pages are present and which have recently changed, and to crawl the site according. A full dig on this matter can be found at " http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1390144,004400100011.htm" Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor India Pvt Ltd. Tel. 080-26678388 # 4105 Mobile-9342507449 Google, �this time with its new service called Google Sitemaps aimed at webmasters. The programme allows website owners to feed their pages they'd like to have included in Google's web index and also allows them to indicate how often their websites need to be revisited. �Google Sitemaps is intended for all website owners, from those with a single web page to companies with millions of ever-changing pages. According to Google, Google Sitemaps is an experiment in web crawling. It is a way of informing Google crawlers. �By placing a Sitemap-formatted file on a web server, a web master can enable the crawlers to find out what pages are present and which have recently changed, and to crawl the site according. A full dig on this matter can be found at "http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1390144,004400100011.htm" Thanks & Regards, Farooque Shaheen, Caritor India Pvt Ltd. Tel. 080-26678388 # 4105 Mobile-9342507449

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Requiem to a dear friend- Raju
by Shalini R Urs 07 Jun '05

07 Jun '05

My dear friend and classmate. When I said 'Bye Raju' last Monday I did not realize it would turn out to be 'Good Bye' When you sent that last mail on June 1st - 'See you on 24th', I never imagined that . 24th may come and go but we will not be seeing each other... It never occurred to me - that I will be writing this requiem to you I am not going to sing paeans about your professional accomplishments - that is well known I am not going to write a personal eulogy either. I am only writing to express my anguish and melancholy... This is just to say, I will miss your quiet presence and support in our professional Collaborative endeavors Your alma mater- DLIS-Mysore is proud of you and misses you We will miss you dearly on 24th June- its 40th anniversary Good bye dear friend Shalini -------- Dr.Shalini R. Urs Director Information and Communication Division & Professor and Chairperson Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore Mysore-570006 India Tele-91-821-2514699 Fax -91-821-2519209 homepage:www.vidyanidhi.org.in/shaliniurs.htm  My dear friend and classmate… When I said 'Bye Raju' last Monday I did not realize it would turn out to be ‘Good Bye’ When you sent that last mail on June 1st – ‘See you on 24th’, I never imagined that … 24th may come and go but we will not be seeing each other... It never occurred to me – that I will be writing this requiem to you I am not going to sing paeans about your professional accomplishments – that is well known I am not going to write a personal eulogy either… I am only writing to express my anguish and melancholy... This is just to say, I will miss your quiet presence and support in our professional Collaborative endeavors Your alma mater- DLIS-Mysore is proud of you and misses you We will miss you dearly on 24th June- its 40th anniversary � Good bye dear friend � � Shalini -------- Dr.Shalini R. Urs Director Information and Communication Division & Professor and Chairperson Department of Library and Information Science University of Mysore Mysore-570006 India Tele-91-821-2514699 Fax -91-821-2519209 homepage:www. vidya nidhi.org.in/shaliniurs.htm �

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Alma Swan's Author Study on Self archiving
by Subbiah Arunachalam 07 Jun '05

07 Jun '05

Friends: Here is the Executive Summary of the study by Alma Swan that will be published by JISC. Your comments are welcome. The full report is available at www.keyperspectives.co.uk/OpenAccessArchive/2005_Open_Access_Report.pdf or at http://cogprints.org/4385/ Subbiah Arunachalam --------- Open access self-archiving: An author study May 2005 Alma Swan and Sheridan Brown Key Perspectives Limited 48 Old Coach Road, Playing Place, TRURO, Cornwall, TR3 6ET, UK EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This, our second author study on open access, was carried out to determine the current state of play with respect to author self-archiving behaviour. The survey was carried out during the last quarter of 2004. There were 1296 respondents. The survey also briefly explored author experiences and opinions on publishing in open access journals to follow up our previous study on this topic for JISC and the Open Society Institute. Many of the findings reported here match those of that previous study. For example, the main reasons for authors publishing their work in open access journals are the principle of free access for all and their perceptions that these journals reach larger audiences, publish more rapidly and are more prestigious that the toll-access (subscription-based) journals that they have traditionally published in. The principal reasons why authors have not published in open access journals are that they are unfamiliar with any in their field and that they cannot identify a suitable one in which to publish their work. These reasons, and their rank order, exactly match the findings from our survey that was specifically on open access publishing last year. The purpose of this present study, however, was to move the focus onto self-archiving, the alternative means of providing open access to scholarly journal articles. Almost half (49%) of the respondent population have self-archived at least one article during the last three years in at least one of the three possible ways - by placing a copy of an article in an institutional (or departmental) repository, in a subject-based repository, or on a personal or institutional website. More people (27%) have so far opted for the last method - putting a copy on a website - than have used institutional (20%) or subject-based (12%) repositories, though the main growth in self-archiving activity over the last year has been in these latter two more structured, systematic methods for providing open access. Use of institutional repositories for this purpose has doubled and usage has increased by almost 60% for subject-based repositories. Postprints (peer-reviewed articles) are deposited more frequently than preprints (articles prior to peer review) except in the longstanding self-archiving communities of physics and computer science. There are some differences between subject disciplines with respect to the level of self-archiving activity and the location of deposit (website, institutional or subject-based repositories). Self-archiving activity is greatest amongst the most prolific authors, that is, those who publish the largest number of papers. There is still a substantial proportion of authors unaware of the possibility of providing open access to their work by self-archiving. Of the authors who have not yet self-archived any articles, 71% remain unaware of the option. With 49% of the author population having self-archived in some way, this means that 36% of the total author population (71% of the remaining 51%), has not yet been appraised of this way of providing open access. Authors have frequently expressed reluctance to self-archive because of the perceived time required and possible technical difficulties in carrying out this activity. The findings here show that 20% of authors found some degree of difficulty with the first act of depositing an article in a repository, but that this dropped to 9% for subsequent depositions. Similarly, 23% of authors took more than an hour to deposit their first article in a repository, but only 13% took this long subsequently, with most taking a few minutes. Another author worry regarding self-archiving is the danger of infringing agreed copyright agreements with publishers. Only 10% of authors currently know of the SHERPA/RoMEO list of publisher permissions policies with respect to self-archiving, where clear guidance as to what a publisher permits is provided. Where permission is understood by the author to be required, it seems it is being sought (this accounts for around 17% of self-archiving cases); where it is not known if permission is required, authors are not seeking it and are self-archiving without it. Communicating their results to peers remains the primary reason for scholars publishing their work; in other words, they publish to have an impact on their field. Nonetheless, more than half still do not know what the citation rate is for their most recent articles. Almost all (98%) of authors use some form of bibliographic service to locate articles of interest in closed archives such as publisher websites, but only a much smaller proportion of people (up to 30%) are yet using the specialised OAI search engines to navigate the open access repositories. Nevertheless, at the time of this survey, 72% of authors were using Google to search the web for scholarly articles: the subsequent arrival of GoogleScholar, which indexes the content of open access repositories as well as general websites, and thus retrieves formally-archived open access material, can be expected have a bearing on the level to which open access archives are searched in future and consequently on the eventual impact of articles deposited therein. The vast majority of authors (81%) would willingly comply with a mandate from their employer or research funder to deposit copies of their articles in an institutional or subject-based repository. A further 13% would comply reluctantly; 5% would not comply with such a mandate. Alma Swan Key Perspectives Ltd Truro, UK 27 May 2005 Friends: Here is the Executive Summary of the study by Alma Swan that will be published by JISC. Your comments are welcome. The full report is available at http://www.keyperspectives.co.uk/OpenAccessArchive/2005_Open_Access_R http://www.keyperspectives.co.uk/OpenAccessArchive/2005_Open_Access_R www.keyperspectives.co.uk/OpenAccessArchive/2005_Open_Access_R eport.pdf or at http://cogprints.org/4385/ http://cogprints.org/4385/ Subbiah Arunachalam --------- Open access self-archiving: An author study May 2005 Alma Swan and Sheridan Brown Key Perspectives Limited 48 Old Coach Road, Playing Place, TRURO, Cornwall, TR3 6ET, UK EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This, our second author study on open access, was carried out to determine the current state of play with respect to author self-archiving behaviour. The survey was carried out during the last quarter of 2004. There were 1296 respondents. The survey also briefly explored author experiences and opinions on publishing in open access journals to follow up our previous study on this topic for JISC and the Open Society Institute. Many of the findings reported here match those of that previous study. For example, the main reasons for authors publishing their work in open access journals are the principle of free access for all and their perceptions that these journals reach larger audiences, publish more rapidly and are more prestigious that the toll-access (subscription-based) journals that they have traditionally published in. The principal reasons why authors have not published in open access journals are that they are unfamiliar with any in their field and that they cannot identify a suitable one in which to publish their work. These reasons, and their rank order, exactly match the findings from our survey that was specifically on open access publishing last year. The purpose of this present study, however, was to move the focus onto self-archiving, the alternative means of providing open access to scholarly journal articles. Almost half (49%) of the respondent population have self-archived at least one article during the last three years in at least one of the three possible ways by placing a copy of an article in an institutional (or departmental) repository, in a subject-based repository, or on a personal or institutional website. More people (27%) have so far opted for the last method putting a copy on a website than have used institutional (20%) or subject-based (12%) repositories, though the main growth in self-archiving activity over the last year has been in these latter two more structured, systematic methods for providing open access. Use of institutional repositories for this purpose has doubled and usage has increased by almost 60% for subject-based repositories. Postprints (peer-reviewed articles) are deposited more frequently than preprints (articles prior to peer review) except in the longstanding self-archiving communities of physics and computer science. There are some differences between subject disciplines with respect to the level of self-archiving activity and the location of deposit (website, institutional or subject-based repositories). Self-archiving activity is greatest amongst the most prolific authors, that is, those who publish the largest number of papers. There is still a substantial proportion of authors unaware of the possibility of providing open access to their work by self-archiving. Of the authors who have not yet self-archived any articles, 71% remain unaware of the option. With 49% of the author population having self-archived in some way, this means that 36% of the total author population (71% of the remaining 51%), has not yet been appraised of this way of providing open access. Authors have frequently expressed reluctance to self-archive because of the perceived time required and possible technical difficulties in carrying out this activity. The findings here show that 20% of authors found some degree of difficulty with the first act of depositing an article in a repository, but that this dropped to 9% for subsequent depositions. Similarly, 23% of authors took more than an hour to deposit their first article in a repository, but only 13% took this long subsequently, with most taking a few minutes. Another author worry regarding self-archiving is the danger of infringing agreed copyright agreements with publishers. Only 10% of authors currently know of the SHERPA/RoMEO list of publisher permissions policies with respect to self-archiving, where clear guidance as to what a publisher permits is provided. Where permission is understood by the author to be required, it seems it is being sought (this accounts for around 17% of self-archiving cases); where it is not known if permission is required, authors are not seeking it and are self-archiving without it. Communicating their results to peers remains the primary reason for scholars publishing their work; in other words, they publish to have an impact on their field. Nonetheless, more than half still do not know what the citation rate is for their most recent articles. Almost all (98%) of authors use some form of bibliographic service to locate articles of interest in closed archives such as publisher websites, but only a much smaller proportion of people (up to 30%) are yet using the specialised OAI search engines to navigate the open access repositories. Nevertheless, at the time of this survey, 72% of authors were using Google to search the web for scholarly articles: the subsequent arrival of GoogleScholar, which indexes the content of open access repositories as well as general websites, and thus retrieves formally-archived open access material, can be expected have a bearing on the level to which open access archives are searched in future and consequently on the eventual impact of articles deposited therein. The vast majority of authors (81%) would willingly comply with a mandate from their employer or research funder to deposit copies of their articles in an institutional or subject-based repository. A further 13% would comply reluctantly; 5% would not comply with such a mandate. Alma Swan Key Perspectives Ltd Truro, UK 27 May 2005

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Paying respects to Dr TB Rajashechar
by mallikamh mallikamh 07 Jun '05

07 Jun '05

Dear Friends, It is sure that we have lost a big ray of hope to library science profession. He was the source of inspiration to all junior library science professionals to go for modernisation of their library. I am also one among such persons. I pay my deep respects to him. Mallikas MH Librarian SSIT Tumkur --------------------------------- Too much spam in your inbox? Yahoo! Mail gives you the best spam protection for FREE! http://in.mail.yahoo.com Dear Friends, It is sure that we have lost a big ray of hope to library science profession. He was the source of inspiration to all junior library science professionals to go for modernisation of their library. I am also one among such persons. I pay my deep respects to him. Mallikas MH Librarian SSIT Tumkur Too much spam in your inbox? Yahoo! Mail gives you the best spam protection for FREE! http://in.mail.yahoo.com

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Condolenses to Dr. TB Rajasekhar
by M Koteswara Rao 07 Jun '05

07 Jun '05

It was a shocking news that Dr T B Rajashekar in no more with us. He is one of DRTC's most illustrous alumni who has contributed immensely to the LIS profession particularly Digital libraries and open archives movement. He is a gentleman with simple personality and extraordinary knowledge of ICT. It is indeed a great loss to our LIS profession and NCSI Bangalore in particular. Kindly pass on my heartfelt condolences to his berieved family. May his soul rest in peace. Koteswara Rao IIT Madras

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{Blocked Content} Fw: [c3net] Brazil adopts open source software
by Subbiah Arunachalam 07 Jun '05

07 Jun '05

Warning: This message has had one or more attachments removed Warning: (msg-15480-34.html). Warning: Please read the "NCSI-Attachment-Warning.txt" attachment(s) for more information. BBC NEWS | Business | Brazil adopts open-source softwareFriends: I received this mail from my friend Hebron (Tanzania). Brazil's government has taken a bold and sensible step. Even in India the country's President is in favour of Open Source Software, but he has not succeeded (so far) in persuading the central and the state governments to adopt a policy as Brazil has done. Hebron: OA is different from Open Source Software, although there are some parallels. I have been requesting Open Source Software champions to champion the cause of OA as well. Best wishes. Arun ---------------------------------------------------------------- Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 6:37 PM Subject: [c3net] Brazil adopts open source software Dear Friends, I am not sure if this piece of information found space in our dgroup. Our colleague (in Tanzania) Mr. S. Ntiro posted it today to a local dgroup. Arun, I can see the global coalition on OA will soon assume a new dimension (Brazil taking the lead). This is very great news. Other developing countries need to develop policies that target at building the local capacity on OA. Sorry for any cross-posting. Hebron -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Home TV Radio Talk Where I Live A-Z Index Low Graphics version | Change edition Contact us | Help News Front Page World UK England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales Business Market Data Your Money E-Commerce Economy Companies Fact Files Politics Health Education Science/Nature Technology Entertainment ----------------- Have Your Say Magazine In Pictures Week at a Glance Country Profiles In Depth Programmes Last Updated: Thursday, 2 June, 2005, 22:47 GMT 23:47 UK E-mail this to a friend Printable version Brazil adopts open-source software By Steve Kingstone BBC News, Sao Paulo Brazil says it's cheaper not to use Microsoft In Brazil's Ministry for Cities, staff are busily at work. The scene is much like any other modern office: an open-plan work space crammed with desks, telephones and computers. But there's one big difference. The word 'Microsoft' is nowhere in sight. Instead, computers here now use the Linux operating system. It has many similar functions to Microsoft's Windows - but unlike Windows, it is available for free. Increasingly, Brazil's government ministries and state-run enterprises are abandoning Windows in favour of 'open-source' or 'free' software, like Linux. Money saving "The number one reason for this change is economic," says Sergio Amadeu, who runs the government's National Institute for Information Technology. He explains that, for every workstation, the government is currently paying Microsoft fees of around 1200 Brazilian reais ($500; £270). "If you switch to open source software, you pay less in royalties to foreign companies," explains Amadeu. "And that can count for a lot in a country like Brazil, which still has a long way to develop in the IT sector." I think free software will encourage Mr Gates to reinvent his business Jose Luiz de Cerqueira Cesar Global Organisation for Free Software Overall, the government reckons it could save around $120m a year by switching from Windows to open-source alternatives. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is studying a draft decree which, if approved, would make the change compulsory for federal departments. Global development issue For Mr da Silva, this is a vital development issue in a country where nine out of ten people have never used the internet. Through tax breaks, his government is subsidising the sale of computers to low-income families. For as little as $550, paid in instalments, they can buy a basic machine which operates using open-source software. "Open-source alternatives are a great opportunity for developing countries," says Jose Luiz de Cerqueira Cesar, head of IT at Banco do Brasil. "If computer users within a geographical region pool their expertise, they can develop software that is perfectly suited to their needs." Mr Cerqueira Cesar is a leading light behind the newly-created "Global Organisation for Free Software," which has been set up by a broad coalition of Brazilian businesses and NGOs. More details are being released this week at an International Forum on Free Software, in the Brazilian city of Porto Alegre. The aim of the new organisation is to encourage greater cooperation and the sharing of ideas among governments, businesses and individuals within the developing world. On a smaller scale, that is already happening in Brazil, which has seen some ingenious attempts to span the so-called "digital divide" between the developed and developing worlds. Computers in the favelas One successful example is the "Recycling Goal" project, which extends computer technology into the shanty-towns or "favelas" on the outskirts of Sao Paulo. When all the costs and benefits are taken together, we think Microsoft offers the best value Microsoft Brazil "We have 80 computers here, all donated by Brazilian businesses," says the project organiser, Dalton Martins. Around him, children and teenagers from the Sacadura Cabral favela are tapping away on brightly-painted keyboards. Dalton explains that open-source software is an essential to the project: partly because it drastically reduces costs; and partly because it can be modified to suit local needs. "We use Linux," he says, "which means we've been able to customise the graphics and language content. Life has a special reality here, and we need to build technology that works for the community." Dalton adds that Windows does not offer the same level of flexibility, because its source code - the raw material of a program or operating system - is kept secret. Microsoft fights back So what does Microsoft's founder, and the world's richest man, make of this challenge? For Lula, free software is a development issue On the face of it, Bill Gates does not have much to worry about. More than 90% of the world's personal computers still use the Windows operating system. But there are signs of nerves. In January, Mr Gates unsuccessfully sought a private meeting with President Lula at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. In a written statement, Microsoft's Brazil office told the BBC: "We strongly believe that governments and computer users should be free to choose whichever software and other technology best meets their needs. But when all the costs and benefits are taken together, we think Microsoft offers the best value." The statement adds that open-source software can entail hidden costs, for features over and above the basic operating package. Microsoft executives have also questioned the security of software whose source code is freely available. To back up its value-for-money pledge, Microsoft recently launched a stripped-down, cheaper version of Windows XP in Brazil. And in April it announced a new credit deal for companies investing in Windows software, in partnership with Bradesco Bank. But the corporation's battle with Brazil is only just beginning. UN Battle The government here has its eye on a UN summit on information technology, to take place in Tunisia in November. Already, Brazilian diplomats are pushing for a final declaration that would stress the advantages of open-source software. They have won the backing of India and are now canvassing broader support from the developing world. "It would be wrong to portray this as a personal war against Bill Gates," cautions Mr Cerqueira Cesar. "But I think free software will encourage Mr Gates to reinvent his business. The world of technology is opening up; there are hundreds of thousands of people working to improve free software. The old, closed model must adapt in order to survive." 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Condolences - Dr TB Rajashekar
by Mahendra N Jadhav 07 Jun '05

07 Jun '05

We the Central Library staff of Indian Institute of Technology Bombay are extremely shocked to know about the Sad demise of Dr. T B Rajashekar !!!! We lost a thorough digital library professional and a fine gentleman/excellent teacher . I met him thrice at INDEST Meet and INDEST-NCSI workshop on Institutional repositories- e-prints. He was totally responsible for OAI and Instituional repositories. May His Soul Rest in Peace. My condolances to his bereaved family members and NCSI staff. Mr. Mahendra N. Jadhav Assistant Librarian Reference and Computer Applications section Central Library, IIT Bombay, Powai Mumbai - 400076

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Re: LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 27, Issue 14
by leelesh divya 07 Jun '05

07 Jun '05

I am very sorry to hear the sad demises of Dr.T.B.R. May his soul rest in peace. M.N.Divya Librarian, SFGC, Bangalore-64 leeleshdivya(a)yahoo.com lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in wrote: Send LIS-Forum mailing list submissions to lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in You can reach the person managing the list at lis-forum-owner(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of LIS-Forum digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 27, Issue 10 (Lata Suresh) 2. LIbrary Networking in India (sarandha singh) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2005 14:09:49 +0530 From: "Lata Suresh" Subject: [LIS-Forum] Re: LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 27, Issue 10 To: Message-ID: <000601c56a74$03ecac40$12acca0a@latalibrary> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" We the library staff of Indian Institute of Health Management Research are extremely shocked to know about the sudden and untimely demise of Dr. T.B. Rajasekhar. His contributions to the profession will be remembered forever. Our condolences to his family and also to all the NCSI members. May his soul rest in peace. Lata Suresh Librarian Indian Institute of Health Management Research 1, Prabhu Dayal MArg Sanganer Airport Jaipur 302033 RAJASTHAN, INDIA Tel : 91-0141-2791431-34 Fax: 91-0141-2792138 Email : lata(a)iihmr.org OR iihmr(a)iihmr.org ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 1:37 PM Subject: LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 27, Issue 10 Send LIS-Forum mailing list submissions to lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in You can reach the person managing the list at lis-forum-owner(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of LIS-Forum digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 27, Issue 5 (Siva Chidambaram) 2. Sad demise of Dr T B Rajasekhar (theresa.williams(a)wipro.com) 3. Sad Demise of Dr. TBR (M. Paul Pandian) 4. Re: Sad demise of Dr. T B Rajashekar (Jayakumar, C) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2005 12:26:18 +0530 From: "Siva Chidambaram" Subject: [LIS-Forum] Re: LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 27, Issue 5 To: Message-ID: <005301c56a64$e2715840$886464c0@Siva> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Dear Colloquies and fellows Really our country last a good INFORMATION SCIENCE TEACHER AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDER (NCSI). Please accept my unbelievable tragetic and deepest condolence to his family members and NCSI. ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 10:56 AM Subject: LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 27, Issue 5 Send LIS-Forum mailing list submissions to lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in You can reach the person managing the list at lis-forum-owner(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of LIS-Forum digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Sad demise of Dr. T B Rajashekar (Subbiah Arunachalam) 2. Re: Sad demise of Dr. T B Rajashekar (Subbiah Arunachalam) 3. Re: Condolence from KAU on the demise of Dr. Rajashekahr (Aloor Thomas Francis) 4. Condolence - from library staff IGIDR, Mumbai (G. K. Manjunath) 5. This is very tragic (K M Haneefa) 6. Sad demise of Dr. T B Rajashekar (HENAG) 7. Re: Sad demise of Dr. T B Rajashekar (Jitender Sharma) 8. Heart felt condolences (SCKumaresan) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sat, 4 Jun 2005 14:03:21 +0530 From: "Subbiah Arunachalam" Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] Sad demise of Dr. T B Rajashekar To: "Jobish P" , "Prof N. Balakrishnan" , Message-ID: <005c01c568e0$6fc45cf0$791e09c0@Arun> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Dear Prof. Balakrishnan/ Prof. Menon/ Francis: Kindly accept my heart felt condolences. Please convey the same to Mrs Rajashekar and other members of his family. Raja was one of the best information professionals of our country and had earned a reputation around the world. He played an important role in training young professionals in modern information dissemination tchniques and in promoting the open access culture in India. His passing away is a great loss to the profession. RIP. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jobish P" To: Cc: ; Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2005 10:15 AM Subject: [LIS-Forum] Sad demise of Dr. T B Rajashekar > > > > We are very sad to inform you that Dr. T B Rajashekar, Associate Chairman > of NCSI expired on 3-6-05 in an accident. His body will be brought to his > residence at 10.15 A M today(4-6-05). The funeral is expected to take > place by 3 PM today. > > Residence Address > > #676 > 4th Cross, Near Swimming Pool > Mahalakshmi Layout > Bangalore > > Burial Ground : > > Chamarajpet > Near TR Mills > > (Left turn after the end of 5th main) > > > CHAIRMAN > NCSI > > > > _______________________________________________ > LIS-Forum mailing list > LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Sat, 4 Jun 2005 15:48:53 +0530 From: "Subbiah Arunachalam" Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] Sad demise of Dr. T B Rajashekar To: "Stevan Harnad" , "Prof N. Balakrishnan" , "Niranjan V Joshi" , Cc: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in, oa-india(a)dgroups.org Message-ID: <00ad01c568ef$07ca0640$791e09c0@Arun> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Yes Stevan, it is the same Raja. Melissa of OSI and UNESCO had recognised his worth and invited him to some conferences and workshops. I always thought he was very good in his work. In fact, I had to face some harsh comments from other Indian colleagues when I mentioned in a discussion list that NCSI was a good training centre for young Indian librarians. He is no more. Why should such an accomplished expert die when he has so much more to give to the rest of us, I do not understand. Nature's ways are inscrutable. Arun ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stevan Harnad" To: "Subbiah Arunachalam" Cc: "Les Carr" Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2005 3:20 PM Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] Sad demise of Dr. T B Rajashekar > Dear Arun, > > Can this really be Raja, whom I know, who did so much to set up the > IIS archive? who helped host Les Carr's visit to India? > > A great loss of a dedicated man, in his prime. > > If possible, please convey my condolences to his family, and my gratitude > and appreciation for all his important work. > > Stevan > > On Sat, 4 Jun 2005, Subbiah Arunachalam wrote: > >> Dear Prof. Balakrishnan/ Prof. Menon/ Francis: >> >> Kindly accept my heart felt condolences. Please convey the same to Mrs >> Rajashekar and other members of his family. Raja was one of the best >> information professionals of our country and had earned a reputation >> around >> the world. He played an important role in training young professionals in >> modern information dissemination tchniques and in promoting the open >> access >> culture in India. His passing away is a great loss to the profession. >> RIP. >> >> Arun >> [Subbiah Arunachalam] >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Jobish P" >> To: >> Cc: ; >> Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2005 10:15 AM >> Subject: [LIS-Forum] Sad demise of Dr. T B Rajashekar >> >> > We are very sad to inform you that Dr. T B Rajashekar, Associate >> > Chairman >> > of NCSI expired on 3-6-05 in an accident. His body will be brought to >> > his >> > residence at 10.15 A M today(4-6-05). The funeral is expected to take >> > place by 3 PM today. >> > >> > Residence Address >> > >> > #676 >> > 4th Cross, Near Swimming Pool >> > Mahalakshmi Layout >> > Bangalore >> > >> > Burial Ground : >> > >> > Chamarajpet >> > Near TR Mills >> > >> > (Left turn after the end of 5th main) >> > >> > >> > CHAIRMAN >> > NCSI >> > >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > LIS-Forum mailing list >> > LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in >> > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum >> ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Sat, 4 Jun 2005 03:34:52 -0700 (PDT) From: Aloor Thomas Francis Subject: [LIS-Forum] Re: Condolence from KAU on the demise of Dr. Rajashekahr To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Message-ID: <20050604103452.74992.qmail(a)web54501.mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Dear professionals, Dr.TB Rajashekahr was a great prefessional with novel ideas. His contributions are remarkable. His demise is a great loss to the entitre profession. iisc.ernet.in wrote: Library prefessionals in the Kerala Agricultural University and myself express our deep condolence. A.T. Francis Assistant Librarian Kerala Agricultural University Thrissur - 680 656 francisaloor(a)yahho.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Sun, 5 Jun 2005 22:04:30 +0530 (IST) From: "G. K. Manjunath" Subject: [LIS-Forum] Condolence - from library staff IGIDR, Mumbai To: Message-ID: Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII We are deeply saddened by the sudden demise of Dr.T.B.Rajashekhar. It is shocking and unbelievable. We have lost an eminent information scientist and a dedicated teacher. Our condolences to his family and also to all the NCSI members. G.K.Manjunath S.M.Pujar Sangeeta H Vinita H Library staff IGIDR, Mumbai ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Sat, 4 Jun 2005 02:41:16 -0700 (PDT) From: K M Haneefa Subject: [LIS-Forum] This is very tragic To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in, digilib_india(a)yahoogroups.com, iatlis(a)yahoogroups.com, nmlis(a)yahoogroups.com, dlrg(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in Message-ID: <20050604094116.42650.qmail(a)web33509.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Dear Friends, I am deeply shocked to know the unexpected death news of Dr. T B Rajashekar......... This is very tragic....................... Myself and my department would like to express our deepest condolences and sympathies to the family of Dr. T B Rajashekar. May ALLAH rest his soul in peace and give strength to his family to bear this loss. K M Haneefa Lecturer Department of Library & Information Science University of Calicut, Kerala E-mail : haneefcalicut(a)yahoo.com Phone No: 09895842431 --------------------------------- Discover Yahoo! Have fun online with music videos, cool games, IM & more. Check it out! I am very sorry to hear the sad demises of Dr.T.B.R. May his soul rest in peace. M.N.Divya Librarian, SFGC, Bangalore-64 mailto:leeleshdivya@yahoo.com leeleshdivya(a)yahoo.com lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in wrote: Send LIS-Forum mailing list submissions to lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in You can reach the person managing the list at lis-forum-owner(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of LIS-Forum digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 27, Issue 10 (Lata Suresh) 2. LIbrary Networking in India (sarandha singh) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2005 14:09:49 +0530 From: "Lata Suresh" Subject: [LIS-Forum] Re: LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 27, Issue 10 To: Message-ID: <000601c56a74$03ecac40$12acca0a@latalibrary> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" We the library staff of Indian Institute of Health Management Research are extremely shocked to know about the sudden and untimely demise of Dr. T.B. Rajasekhar. His contributions to the profession will be remembered forever. Our condolences to his family and also to all the NCSI members. May his soul rest in peace. Lata Suresh Librarian Indian Institute of Health Management Research 1, Prabhu Dayal MArg Sanganer Airport Jaipur 302033 RAJASTHAN, INDIA Tel : 91-0141-2791431-34 Fax: 91-0141-2792138 Email : lata(a)iihmr.org OR iihmr(a)iihmr.org ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 1:37 PM Subject: LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 27, Issue 10 Send LIS-Forum mailing list submissions to lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in You can reach the person managing the list at lis-forum-owner(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of LIS-Forum digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 27, Issue 5 (Siva Chidambaram) 2. Sad demise of Dr T B Rajasekhar (theresa.williams(a)wipro.com) 3. Sad Demise of Dr. TBR (M. Paul Pandian) 4. Re: Sad demise of Dr. T B Rajashekar (Jayakumar, C) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2005 12:26:18 +0530 From: "Siva Chidambaram" Subject: [LIS-Forum] Re: LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 27, Issue 5 To: Message-ID: <005301c56a64$e2715840$886464c0@Siva> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Dear Colloquies and fellows Really our country last a good INFORMATION SCIENCE TEACHER AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDER (NCSI). Please accept my unbelievable tragetic and deepest condolence to his family members and NCSI. ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 10:56 AM Subject: LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 27, Issue 5 Send LIS-Forum mailing list submissions to lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to lis-forum-request(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in You can reach the person managing the list at lis-forum-owner(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of LIS-Forum digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Sad demise of Dr. T B Rajashekar (Subbiah Arunachalam) 2. Re: Sad demise of Dr. T B Rajashekar (Subbiah Arunachalam) 3. Re: Condolence from KAU on the demise of Dr. Rajashekahr (Aloor Thomas Francis) 4. Condolence - from library staff IGIDR, Mumbai (G. K. Manjunath) 5. This is very tragic (K M Haneefa) 6. Sad demise of Dr. T B Rajashekar (HENAG) 7. Re: Sad demise of Dr. T B Rajashekar (Jitender Sharma) 8. Heart felt condolences (SCKumaresan) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sat, 4 Jun 2005 14:03:21 +0530 From: "Subbiah Arunachalam" Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] Sad demise of Dr. T B Rajashekar To: "Jobish P" , "Prof N. Balakrishnan" , Message-ID: <005c01c568e0$6fc45cf0$791e09c0@Arun> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Dear Prof. Balakrishnan/ Prof. Menon/ Francis: Kindly accept my heart felt condolences. Please convey the same to Mrs Rajashekar and other members of his family. Raja was one of the best information professionals of our country and had earned a reputation around the world. He played an important role in training young professionals in modern information dissemination tchniques and in promoting the open access culture in India. His passing away is a great loss to the profession. RIP. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jobish P" To: Cc: ; Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2005 10:15 AM Subject: [LIS-Forum] Sad demise of Dr. T B Rajashekar > > > > We are very sad to inform you that Dr. T B Rajashekar, Associate Chairman > of NCSI expired on 3-6-05 in an accident. His body will be brought to his > residence at 10.15 A M today(4-6-05). The funeral is expected to take > place by 3 PM today. > > Residence Address > > #676 > 4th Cross, Near Swimming Pool > Mahalakshmi Layout > Bangalore > > Burial Ground : > > Chamarajpet > Near TR Mills > > (Left turn after the end of 5th main) > > > CHAIRMAN > NCSI > > > > _______________________________________________ > LIS-Forum mailing list > LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Sat, 4 Jun 2005 15:48:53 +0530 From: "Subbiah Arunachalam" Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] Sad demise of Dr. T B Rajashekar To: "Stevan Harnad" , "Prof N. Balakrishnan" , "Niranjan V Joshi" , Cc: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in, oa-india(a)dgroups.org Message-ID: <00ad01c568ef$07ca0640$791e09c0@Arun> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Yes Stevan, it is the same Raja. Melissa of OSI and UNESCO had recognised his worth and invited him to some conferences and workshops. I always thought he was very good in his work. In fact, I had to face some harsh comments from other Indian colleagues when I mentioned in a discussion list that NCSI was a good training centre for young Indian librarians. He is no more. Why should such an accomplished expert die when he has so much more to give to the rest of us, I do not understand. Nature's ways are inscrutable. Arun ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stevan Harnad" To: "Subbiah Arunachalam" Cc: "Les Carr" Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2005 3:20 PM Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] Sad demise of Dr. T B Rajashekar > Dear Arun, > > Can this really be Raja, whom I know, who did so much to set up the > IIS archive? who helped host Les Carr's visit to India? > > A great loss of a dedicated man, in his prime. > > If possible, please convey my condolences to his family, and my gratitude > and appreciation for all his important work. > > Stevan > > On Sat, 4 Jun 2005, Subbiah Arunachalam wrote: > >> Dear Prof. Balakrishnan/ Prof. Menon/ Francis: >> >> Kindly accept my heart felt condolences. Please convey the same to Mrs >> Rajashekar and other members of his family. Raja was one of the best >> information professionals of our country and had earned a reputation >> around >> the world. He played an important role in training young professionals in >> modern information dissemination tchniques and in promoting the open >> access >> culture in India. His passing away is a great loss to the profession. >> RIP. >> >> Arun >> [Subbiah Arunachalam] >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Jobish P" >> To: >> Cc: ; >> Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2005 10:15 AM >> Subject: [LIS-Forum] Sad demise of Dr. T B Rajashekar >> >> > We are very sad to inform you that Dr. T B Rajashekar, Associate >> > Chairman >> > of NCSI expired on 3-6-05 in an accident. His body will be brought to >> > his >> > residence at 10.15 A M today(4-6-05). The funeral is expected to take >> > place by 3 PM today. >> > >> > Residence Address >> > >> > #676 >> > 4th Cross, Near Swimming Pool >> > Mahalakshmi Layout >> > Bangalore >> > >> > Burial Ground : >> > >> > Chamarajpet >> > Near TR Mills >> > >> > (Left turn after the end of 5th main) >> > >> > >> > CHAIRMAN >> > NCSI >> > >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > LIS-Forum mailing list >> > LIS-Forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in >> > http://ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/mailman/listinfo/lis-forum >> ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Sat, 4 Jun 2005 03:34:52 -0700 (PDT) From: Aloor Thomas Francis Subject: [LIS-Forum] Re: Condolence from KAU on the demise of Dr. Rajashekahr To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Message-ID: <20050604103452.74992.qmail(a)web54501.mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Dear professionals, Dr.TB Rajashekahr was a great prefessional with novel ideas. His contributions are remarkable. His demise is a great loss to the entitre profession. iisc.ernet.in wrote: Library prefessionals in the Kerala Agricultural University and myself express our deep condolence. A.T. Francis Assistant Librarian Kerala Agricultural University Thrissur - 680 656 francisaloor(a)yahho.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Sun, 5 Jun 2005 22:04:30 +0530 (IST) From: "G. K. Manjunath" Subject: [LIS-Forum] Condolence - from library staff IGIDR, Mumbai To: Message-ID: Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII We are deeply saddened by the sudden demise of Dr.T.B.Rajashekhar. It is shocking and unbelievable. We have lost an eminent information scientist and a dedicated teacher. Our condolences to his family and also to all the NCSI members. G.K.Manjunath S.M.Pujar Sangeeta H Vinita H Library staff IGIDR, Mumbai ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Sat, 4 Jun 2005 02:41:16 -0700 (PDT) From: K M Haneefa Subject: [LIS-Forum] This is very tragic To: lis-forum(a)ncsi.iisc.ernet.in, digilib_india(a)yahoogroups.com, iatlis(a)yahoogroups.com, nmlis(a)yahoogroups.com, dlrg(a)drtc.isibang.ac.in Message-ID: <20050604094116.42650.qmail(a)web33509.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Dear Friends, I am deeply shocked to know the unexpected death news of Dr. T B Rajashekar......... This is very tragic....................... Myself and my department would like to express our deepest condolences and sympathies to the family of Dr. T B Rajashekar. May ALLAH rest his soul in peace and give strength to his family to bear this loss. K M Haneefa Lecturer Department of Library & Information Science University of Calicut, Kerala E-mail : haneefcalicut(a)yahoo.com Phone No: 09895842431 --------------------------------- Discover Yahoo! Have fun online with music videos, cool games, IM & more. Check it out!

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SHRADDANJALI MEETING: DR. TBR
by I.R.N.Goudar 07 Jun '05

07 Jun '05

Friends SHRADDANJALI MEETING (Request: Please inform about this to friends, colleagues and students personally/through telephone, etc) As you are aware Dr. T.B. Rajashekar, a distinct star of our profession met a tragic accident and passed away on 3rd June 2005. He was given a tearful farewell the next day in the presence good number of his relatives, friends, colleagues and student community. We request you to join us in the CONDOLENCE MEETING arranged to pay homage to the departed soul. Date and Time: Monday, 13th June 2005 at 6.00 pm Venue: "Granthangana" Nagara Kendra Granthalaya West Zone, Hampinagar (RPC Layout) Vijayanagar, Bangalore -560040 (Very near to last RPC Layout Bus Stop Contact No. 23209691 (Chief Librarian, NKG) Meeting Organised by: Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) Department of Public Libraries, Karnataka Sharada Ranganathan Endowment for LIS Society for Information Science (SIS), Bangalore Chapter Students/Friends/Colleagues of Dr. TBR -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- I.R.N. Goudar Tel: 91-80-25086081 Head, Information Centre for 91-80-25235315 Aerospace Science and Technology Fax: 91-80-25268072 National Aerospace Laboratories E-mail:goudar@css.nal.res.in Airport Road, BANGALORE-560 017 India http://www.icast.org.in/staff/goudar.html

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